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By de B. RANDOLPH KEIM, 

( Washington Coj-respondent.) 

\uilior of " Keim's Hand-Book of Washington and its Environs," " Keim 's 
tifTicial ami Social Etiquette," etc., etc 



TWENTY-SEVENTH EDITION. 



The Text of this Guide is revised to date. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. : 

COPYRIGHT 1892, BY DE B. RANDOLPH KEIM. 



PRICE, 25 CENTS. 



4 WosD TO Sightseers. 

This small guide to the National Capitol is the best published, because 
it is kept revised, to date, in the body of the book and not only on the title 
page. It is also the most conveniently arranged, having in addition to other 
features, a reference index to the contents of the work. It also has illustra- 
tions and descriptions of the latest objects of interest not found in other vv^orks. 

Strangers in the city vi^ould do well to examine for themselves, and get a 
description of the capital and its places of interest as they exist to-day, and 
as they will be two or three years hence, and not a^ they were three or four 
years ago. 

GENERAL INFORMATION. 

Street Car Directory. — The street railway system of Washington is 
one of the finest in the country; it affords facilities for reaching or passing, 
within easy distance, every portion of the city and every object of interest. 
With the use of the map in this guide, every place of interest can be located. 
Fare, 5 cents, 6 tickets for 25 cents. Good on all lines. 

The Washington and Georgetown Railroad extends from West Wash- 
ington or Georgetown, south-easterly across the city, passing through the 
business portions, by the Washington Aqueduct, Statue of Washington, State 
War and Navy Departments, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Executive Mansion, 
Statues of Lafayette and Jackson, Departments of Justice, and the Treasury; 
Statue of Rawlins, Franklin, Centre Market, and National Guard Armory, Pa. 
R. R. Station, Botanic Garden, Naval Monument, the West Front of the 
Capitol, Grand Stairway, and Statue of Marshall, Statue of Garfield, House 
Wing of the Capitol, Coast Survey, National Library Building, and Marine 
Barracks to the Naval Arsenal gate; distance 5 miles. 

Branch Lines. — Exchange tickets given; New York Avenue and 15th 
Street, N. W., running north on 14th Street, passing Thomas and Luther 
Statues to Boundary, distance i% miles; thence to Mount Pleasant and 
northern suburbs, 2 ]4 miles, every ten minutes, no extra f^re. 

At 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue exchange tickets given, extends 
northward, passing the Departments of the Post Office and Interior (Patent 
Office,) to Boundary, distance 2 miles. Southward from Pennsylvania Avenue, 
passing the National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, the Statue of Henry, 
Medical Museum, and Station, Fish Commission to the wharves of the Mount 
Vernon, Alexandria, and River and Chesapeake Bay Steamers, distance i^ 
miles. The cable system is in use on this line. 

Metropolitan Railroad extends from West Washington near George- 
town College and High Service Reservoir, going east, passes near Oak Hill 
Cemetery, Statue of Dupont, through the *' West End," by the British Lega- 
tion, Statutes of Farragut, Jackson, McPherson, (near) Department of the In- 
terior, (Patent Office,) General Post Office, Pension Building, Court House, 
Baltimore and Ohio R. R., the Capitol, Senate Wing, National Library, 
Statue of Green (near) to Lincoln Park and Emancipation Statue, distance, 4^ 
miles. 

2 (Continued^ on page 6.) 



TABLE OF REFERENCES AND INDEX. 



NAME. 



of. 



Agriculture, Dept 

Alexandria 

Amusements, Places 

Aqueduct, Washington . . . 
Arlington and Cemetery. . . 
Army, Headquarters of. . . 
Armory, W. L. Infantry . . 
" National Rifles. .. 

Asylum, Washington 

Barracks, Washington 

Barracks, Marine 

Bartholdi Fountain 

Battle Cemetery 

Boat Houses 

Botanic Garden 

British Legation 

Cabin-John Bridge 

Capitol, The 

Catholic University 

Chain Bridge 

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal . 

Churches 

Clubs 

Coast & Geodetic Survey.. 

Columbian University 

Congressional Cemetery. . . 

Convent of Visitation 

Corcoran Gallery of Art. . . 

Court of Claims 

Court House, U. S 

Daguerre Memorial 

Deaf Mute Asyl'mS: Coll'ge 

Dupont, Statue of 

Emancipation, Statue of. . . 
Engraving & Printing Bur. 

Executive Mansion 

Falls of Potomac 

Farragut, Statue of 

Fish Ponds, U. S... ...... 

Fish Commission Station. . 

Fort Myer 

Fort Stevens 

Franklin Statue 

Garfield Statue 

Garfield Hospital 

Georgetov^^n 



LOCATION. 



The Mall 

Virginia , 

Directory , 

Rock Creek , 

Virginia , 

War Dept 

I5th& E Sts , 

G bet. 9th & loth 

C & 19th sts., s. e 

Ft. 4>^ St. w 

8 bet. G& I, s.e. .... 

Botanic Garden 

7th St. Road 



Pa. Ave. & 3 st 

Conn. Av. & N st 

Maryland 

Capitol Park 

N and 4th sts. n. e. . . . 

Maryland 

W. Washington 

Stranger's Directory. . . 

Directory 

N. J. Ave., s. e 

15th & H sts 

i8th & E sts., s.e 

35th & Psts 

17th & Pa. Ave 

Dept. of Justice 

Judiciary Square 

National Museum 

E end M st., n 

Conn. Ave. & P st 

E. Cap. & nth sts ... 

15th & B sts. s. w 

Pre's. Grounds 

Maryland and Virginia . 

Conn. Ave. & I st 

S. of Pres. Park 

6 and B sts. s. w 

Virginia 

7th St. Road 

loth and D sts 

Penna. Ave 

N. end nth st 

W. Washington 



PAGE. 



41 
68 

71 

67 
67 

33 
38 
56 
53 
49 
52 
27 

65 
76 
27 

59 
66 

9 

66 
66 

59 

72 

71 

52 
58 
53 
59 
34 
36 
55 
44 
64 

59 
54 
41 
29 
66 

58 
38 
48 

67 
66 

52 
27 
62 
60 



NEAREST 
STREET CARS. 



Belt Line. 
7th St. Ferry. 

W. & G. R. R. 

W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
9 &7st. branch. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
7th St. Ext'd. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Aqueduct Rd. 
W. & G. R. R. 
E.&S.H.R.R. 
River Road. 
W. & G. R. R. 



W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
W. & (;. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
7th St. R. R. 
Mel. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Belt Line. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Aqueduct Rd. 
Mel. R. R. 
Bell Line. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 

W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
14th St. Cars. 
W. & G. R. R. 



TABLE OF REFERENCES AND INDEX. 




Georgetown College 

Glen Echo 

Glenwood Cemetery 

Gov't Printing Office 

Grand Stairway 

Grasslands 

Green, Statue of 

Henry, Statue of 

High School ----- 

High Service Reservoir.. . 
Hospitals and Asylums . . . 

Howard University 

Hotels, Flats, &c _ 

House of Representatives . 

Insane Asylum 

Interior, Department of. . . 

Jackson, Statue of 

Jail, U. S 

Judiciary Square 

Justice, Dept. of 

Lafayette Square 

Lafayette statue 

Library of Congress 

Library, National 

Lincoln Column 

Lincoln Statue 

Long Bridge 

Louise Home 

Luther, Statue of 

Mall 

Market, Central 

Marshall, Statue of 

Masonic Temple 

McPherson, Statue of. 

Medical Museum Army — 

Methodist University 

Metropolitan Club 

Money Order Office 

Monument of Peace 

Mt. Olivet Cemetery 

M t. Pleasant 

Mt. Vernon 

Mt. Vernon Avenue 

National Museum 

Naval Hospital 

Naval Monument 

Navy, Dept. of the 

N avy Yard 



W. end 2nd st. W. W. . . 

Conduit Road, Md 

N. end N. Cap. st 

N. Cap. & H s s 

The Capitol 

Rockville Pike 

C & 5 sts., n. e 

Smithsonian Grounds . . 

bet. 6th & 7th sts 

High & 8th sts. W.W.. 

See Maps 

7th St. Road 

Stranger's Directory 

The Capitol 

District 

F bet. 7th & 9th sts 

Lafayette Square 

19th, bet. B & C, s. e. .. 
Between D & G 4 & 5 Sts, 

Pa. Av. & IS'A st 

Pa. Ave. 15^ & 16^-- 
Pa. Ave. 15^ & i6>^.. 
The Capitol 

1 & 2 K. Cap. & B sts. E. 

S. of U. S. C. H 

Lincoln Park 

Foot of 14th st 

Mass. Ave. & 15th 

Vt. Ave. & 14th st 

B N. and B S. sts 



vV. of Capitol 

9th &F sts 

Vt Ave. & 15th St. 
Band 7 St., S.E... 
Tenallytown Road. 

1 7th and H sts 

8 & E sts 

Naval Monument.. 



14th St. Cars Ext'ed. 
See Wharves 



The Mall 

Pa. Av. & 9th St., s. e. 

Pa. Ave. & I st 

S. W. & N. B'dg 

Ft. of 8th St., s. e.... 



59 
66 

65 
63 
26 

65 
55 
44 
56 
59 

26 
72 
24 
67 
57 
35 
53 
55 
35 
35 
35 
17 
27 

55 
54 
41 



62 
18 
48 
26 
62 

58 
47 

65 

27 

58 
26 
64 

65 
68 
69 
44 

53 
26 

33 
50 



Met. R. R. 
G.&T.E. R.R. 

Columbia R.R. 



Met. R. R. 
7th St. R. R. 
Belt Line. 
Met. R. R. 

7th St. Ext'd. 

Anacostia Rd. 
Anacostia Rd. 
Met.&7st.R.R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W . & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 

W.&G.&Met. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Belt Line. 
14th St. R. R. 
14th St. R. R. 
7th St. Branch 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
G. &T R R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Columbia R.R. 
District. 



Belt Line. 
W. & <i. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 



tABLE OF REFERENCES AND INDEX. 



NAME. 




Oak Hill Cemetery 

Oak View 

Observatory, Naval 

Odd-Fellows' Hall. 

Opera H ouses 

Patent Office 

Pension Building 

Phto. Office, Treas. Dept. . 

Post-Office, City 

Post- Office, General 

Potomac Marshes 

Propagating Garden 

Railroad Stations 

Rawlins, Statue of 

Reform School 

Representatives, House of 

Reservoir 

Rock Creek Church 

Rock Creek Park 

Schools 

Scott, Statue of. 

Senate Chamber and Wing 

Sewer, Tiber 

Signal Office, U. S 

Smithsonian Insti ution. .. 

Soldiers' Home 

State, Dept. of 

Stairway, Grand 

Societies 

Statistics, Bureau of 

Statuary Hall 

Steamers 

Street Cars 

Supreme Court of U. S 

Terrace, Marble 

Theatres 

Thomas, Statue of. 

Treasury, Dept. of 

War, Dept. of. 

W^ashington, Description of 

Washington Monument 

Washington, Statue of 

Washington, Statue of 

Washington, West 

Wayland Seminary 

Wharves, Washington 



N. end 30th st. W. W. 

Rockville Pike 

23d & E sts 

7th bet. D & E sts 

Stranger's Directorv 

Bet. F, G, 7th & 9th sts. 

G, bet. 4th & 5th sts 

S. of Treasury 

La. av. 7th Pa. av. & 1 1 th 
Bet. E, F, 7th & 8th sts. 

See Map 

15th &B sts. s. w 

Stranger's Directory 

Penna. Av. & 9th st 




The Capitol. 



District 

District 

See Map 

i6th & N sts 
The Capitol. 



7f 
58 
57 
37 
53 
58 

41 
70 

52 
64 
24 

59.65 

65 
66 

59 
20 



G, bet. 17th & 1 8th sts. 

The Mall 

District 

17th St. & N. Y. Ave. . 

The Capitol 

Stranger's Directory. . . 

15th nr. D sts 

The Capitol 

Stranger's Directory... 

See Map 

The Capitol 

The Capitol 

Stranger's Directory.. . 

14th & M sts 

15th St. & Pa. Ave 

T7th St. & Pa. Ave 



S. of President's Park. 

24th St. & Pa. Ave 

Capitol Grounds 



72 
44 
65 
32 

26 

71 



17 



24 
72 

2 
,18 
26 
72 
62 
36 
33 

7 
38 
61 

9 

60 



Met. R. R. 

W^ & G. R. R. 
7th St. R. R. 

Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 

Belt Line. 

W. & G. R. R. 
Columbia R. R. 



Met. R. R. 

A. & P. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Sil. Spr'gR.R. 
W. & G. R. K. 



W. & G. R. R. 

See Map V. 



14th St. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 

W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
14th St. R. R. 
All R. R.'s. 



TABLE OF REFERENCES AND INDEX. 



NAME. 



Wharves, W.Washington. 

\\ hite 1 louse 

Work I louse 

Y. M. C. A 

Zoological Park 



LOCATION. 



Pa. Ave. & 1 6th St 

19th & Ests., s. e 

N. Y. Ave. nr. 14th st. 



PAGE. 



60 
28 

55 
72 
66 



NEAREST 
STREET CARS. 



W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R 
W. & G. R. R. 

Met. R. R. 



(Continued from page 2.) 

Bkaxch Lines. — Exchange tickets given at 9th and F Streets, extends 
northward, passing the Patent Office, to Boundary at the N. end of 7th Street, 
distance ij^ miles. Connects there vs^ith Silver Springs branch, passing 
Howard University and Distributing Reservoir, to gate of Soldiers Home. 
Running south from F Street, this branch passes Centre Market, Baltimore 
and Potomac (Pennsylvania) R. R., to the gate of the Washington Barracks, 
2^ miles, foot of 4^ St , W. Exchange tickets given at 9th St., and New 
York Ave., W. See Columbia R. R. 

Columbia Railroad. — From I5ih Street and New York Avenue, going 
east, passes the Government i-rinting Office, near the Deaf Mute College, 
and ends at the Baltimore Turnpike, distance 2 miles. Exchange tickets given 
on Metropohtan line at 9th St. 

North Capitol and O Street, (Belt Line.) — Railroad starts on Mary- 
land Avenue at 43^ and makes an enjoyable circuit of the heart of the city, 
passing various points of interest, returning to place of beginning. (See map. ) 

A branch line runs along the wharves, passing the Bureau of Engraving 
and Printing, near the Department of Agriculture, Washington Monument, 
and Centre Market. 

The Eckington and Soldiers Home (Electric) Railroad. — Starting 
on New York Avenue at 7th Street, it passes near Glenwood Cemetery, Sol- 
diers Home, and Ca'holic University to Eckington, N. E. of the Capitol. A 
line of tracks also extends to 15th on G Street opposite ihe Treasury De- 
partment. 

The Anacostia Railroad. — Starting at B Street N. , near 9th Street N. 
W., from foot of 7th Street, passes the Naval Arsenal, crosses the Anacostia 
Bridge to Anacostia or (Uriontown) near the Government Hospital for the 
Insane. G St. to "Congressional" Cemetery. Transfers. 3 cents. 

Herdic Coaches run from the Naval Arsenal via Penna. Ave. to 22d 
and G St., N. W. Fare, same as horse-cars. Horse-car tickets are also 
received as fare. 

Hekdic Cabs are run to any part of the city. Fare, 25 cents, within i 
mile; 75 cents per hour for one passenger; $1 per hour for more than one. 

(Continued on page 70.) 








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^EORGE WASHINGTON, First President of the United States, on 
^^TTidv i6 I7Q0 approved the act of Congress establishing the permanent 
M seal of Gove^'nS of the U. S. on thi banks of the Potomac, and by 
*^^proc?amaUon of fan. 24, m^, directed the Commissioners appomted^-^ 
supeLtend the building of the city, to r^- ^^^ ^xper^^enteU^^^^^^ 
Federal District. On March 30, a proclamation by ^HE President deh^d 
the permanent lines, the corner stone of which was planted with appropriate 
ceremonies on April 15, following. 




THE CAPITOT 



The City of Washington, the Capital of the United States of America, 

and 4170 a. squares occupied by residences and busmess places. 

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CAPITOL AND VICINITY. 






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B. Garfield Statue. A. s. National Library Building. 



THE CAPITOL — STATUE OF WASHINGTON. 



Its Government under the Act of 1874 is managed by three Comtnissioners 
appointed by the President. The area of the District of Columbia is 65 s. m. 
since the retrocession to Virginia in 1846. Tht poptilation is 260,000 the City 
representing 220 000. 



THE CAPITOL. 




The Capitol occupies a lofty seat on the Western 

edge of the plateau of Capitol hill, 89^' above mean 

low^ water in the Potomac, and overlooking the Wes- 
tern, or official, business and fashionable quarter of 

the city. The surrounding Park comprises ^i]4. 3--, 

artistically laid out under the direction of Fred Law 

Olmstead, landscape architect. A marble terrace and 

grand stairway erected on the N., W. and S. gi^eatly 

add to the imposing appearance of the structure. The 

building is 75i'x324', including porticos, the principal 

front being on the E. The ground plan covers about 

3^ a. It is of the Corinthian order, with a rustic 

sub-basement, basement prir.cipal, -nnd attic stories. 

The original building, of Potomac Aquia Creek free 

stone, was commenced in 1793, and the N. and S. 

wings were finished in 1813. The interior was de- 
stroyed in i8i4and rebuilt i8i5-'i9 It was extended 

by the addition of the marble wings in 185 1, which 

were occupied, the S. by the House of Representatives statue of freedom 

in 1857, and N. by the Senate in 1859, work, however, was continued for 12 

years longer. The present Dome of iron, 
erected i856-'63, is 288' from the ground-line 
to the top of the statue of America, and 135^' 
in diameter. Cost, $1,000,000. 

The Stahie of America, by Crawford, which 
surmounts the dome, is igj^' high, was placed 
in position in 1863, and cost $24,000. The 
building, to date, cost $15,000,000. (See 
Grand Stairway and Architectural Terrace, 
Page 26.) 

Advancing toward the Capitol from the plaza 
on the east, opposite the central portico stands 
Greenough's colossal marble Statue of George 
Washington, erected in its present position in 
1842. Total cost $44,000. 

On the N. blocking of the central port co, is 
Greenough's marble group, \h.e. Settlenie7tt of 
America, erected in 1842, cost $24,000, and 
on the S., Persico's marble Statue of Cohwihis, 
representing the discovery of America, erected 
in 1846, cost $24,000. In the typanum of the 
pediment of the portico is Persico's alto relievo, 
The Genius of America. On the pediment of 




JREENOUGH'S WASHINGTON. 



10 



THE GREAT BRONZE DOOR. 




the Senate portico is Crawford's marble group representing the Progress of 
Civilization in the United States. Cost $46,000. 

Across the Park E. of the House wing is the building of the National 
Library, in course of erectionr 

Having taken a careful view of the Capitol from the E., the tourist should 
now enter by the broad steps of the central portico. Upon a platform here 
temporarily erected, during the ceremony of inauguration, the President of 
the U. S. takes the oath of ofifice in the presence of the people assembled on 
the esplanade in front. Upon reaching the platform of the portico, the tourist 
approaches the fi^reat Bronze Door, or Mam Entrance to the Capitol. In the 
niches are the statues of Peace and War, by Persico, placed in position in 1832, 
cost $12,000 each. The ^rc«2^ Z)^^r, by Randolph Rogers, is 9' high, weighs 
20,000 lbs. and cost $28,000, representing events in the life of Columbus. 

Casing', A, Asia; B, Africa; C, Europe; 
D, America 

Panels: I. Columbus before the Conncil 
of Salamaca. W. Departure of Columbus 
for the Spanish court. HI. At the court of 
Ferdinand and Isabella. IV. Departure of 
Columbus from Palos on his first voyage of 
discovery. V. Columbus landed on the 
Island of San Salvador. VI. Encounter 
with the natives. VII. Triumphal entree 
of Columbus into Barcelona. VIII. Col- 
umbus in chains. IX. The death-bed of 
Columbus. 

I. Alexander VI, Roderigo Lenzoli Bor- 
gia, Pope of Rome. 2. Pedro Gonzales de 
Mendoza, Arch-Bishop of Toledo 3. P'erd- 
inand, King of Spam. 4 Isabella, Queen 
of Spain. 5. Charles VIII, King of France. 
6. Lady Beatriz de Bobadilla, Marchioness 
of Moya, friend of Columbus. It is said the 
likeness is of Mrs. Rogers, wife of the 
sculptor. 7. John II, King of Portugal, 
who rejected Columbus. 8. Henry VII, 
King of England, appealed to by Bartholo- 
mew Columbus on behalf of his brother. 
9. Juan Perez de Marchena, prior of the 
Convent of La Rabida. 10 Martin Alonzo 
Pinzon, commander of the Pinta. Ii. Her- 
nando Cortez, conqueror of Mexico. 12. 
Bartholomew Columbus, brother to Chris- 
topher. It is said that the likeness is of the 
sculptor. 13. Alonzo de Ojeda, a companion of Columbus. 14. Vasco Nunez 
de Balboa, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean. 15. Amerigo Vespucci, author of 
the first account of the New World. 16. Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru. 
The head above the lower N. panel represents Washington Irving, and in 
the corresponding position, opposite, W. H. Prescott, historians. 

The tourist now finds himself within the vast Rotunda of the Capitol, 96' 
in diameter and 180' from the pavement to the canopy. Over the doors are 



A 

C 


15 
13 

9 












16 

14 

12 
10 


B 
D 


IV 


2 


1 


VI 












III 


4 


3 


VII 












II 


6 


5 


VlII 












I 


8 


7 


IX 





















DIAGRAM OF BRONZE DOOR. 



ROTUNDA SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS. 



II 



rude Alto Relievos; E. door, Landing of the Pilgrims, Caucici; W., v'oca- 
hontas saving the life of John Smith, Ca;.ellano; N., Penn's Treity with the 
Indians, Gavelot; S., Daniel Boone. Over the panels are busts, also in Alto 
Relievo, of Columbus, Raleigh, Cabot and La Salle. 

In the eight panels are the celebrated historical paintings, as follows : 




The Landing of Columbus, 1492. — John Vanderlyn, 1842; $10,000. 

I, Columbus; 2, Martin Alonzo Pinzon; 3, Vincent Yannez Pinzon; 
4, Rodrigo des Escobedo, notary; 5, Rocri o banchez, inspector; 6, Muti- 
neer in a suppliant attitude; 7, Alonzo de Ojeda; 8, Cabin Hoy; 9, Soldier, 
10, Sailor; ii, Friar. The Vessels are the Santa Maria, Pinta and the Nina. 




The Discovery of the Mississippi River by De Soto, 1541.- 

Powell, 1850; $12,000. 
I, De Soto; 2, Moorish Servant; 3, Confessor; 4, Young Spanish Cava- 
lier; 5, Cannon dragged up by artillerymen ; 6, Men planting the cross; 7, 
Ecclesiastic bearing a censer; 8, An aged priest blessing the cross; 9, A sol- 
dier dressing his wound; 10, Camp chest, with arms, helmets and other im- 
plements of War; ii, A group ot standard bearers and helmetedmen; 12, 
Two young Indian maidens; 13, Indian chiefs bearing pipes of peace. 



12 



ROTUNDA PAINTINGS. 




The Baptism of Pocahontas, 1613. — J. G. Chapman, 1835; $io,ooo. 

I, Pocahontas; 2, John Rolfe; 3, Alexander Whiteaker; 4, Sir Thomas 
Dale, Governor; 5, Sister to Pocahontas; 6, Naniequius, i>rother to J'oca- 
hontas; 7, Opechancanough; 8, Opachisco, Uncle to Pocaho itis; 9 Richard 
Wyffin; 10, Stanc'ard Bearer; 1 1, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest, the first gentle- 
woman who arrived in the colony; 12, Henry Spilman; 13, John and Ann 
Laydon, .first persons married in the country; 14, The Page. 




The Embarkation of the Pilgrims at Delft Haven, Holland, 1623. 
— Robeit W. Wier, 1840; $10,000. 
I, William Robinson, pastor; 2, Elder William Brewster; 3, INIrs, Brew- 
ster and sick child; 4, Governor Carver; 5, William Bradford; 6, Mr. and 
Mrs. White; 7, Mr. and Mrs. Winslow; 8, Mr. an L Mrs. Fuller: 9, Miles 
Standish and his wife Rose; 10, Mrs. Bradford, who fell overboard the day 
the vessel came to anchor; 11, Mrs. Carver and child; 12, Captain Reynolds 
and sailor; 13, Boy belonging to the Carver family; 14, Boy in charge of 
Mrs. Winslow; 15, Boy belonging to Mrs. Winslovv's family; 16, Nurs*^- 



ROTUNDA PAINTINGS. 



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Signing the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 —John Trum- 
bull, 181 7; $8,000. 
I, George Wythe, of Va.; 2, William Whipple, and 3, Josiah Bartlett, of 
N H.; 4, Benjamin Harrison, of Va.; 5, Thomas Lynch, of S. C; 6, Rich- 
ard Henry Lee, of Va ; 7, Samuel A. ams, of Mass.; 8, George Chnton, of 
N. Y.; 9, William Paca, and 10, Samuel Chase, of Md.; 11, Lewis Morns, 
and 12, William Floyd, of N. Y.; 13, Arthur Middleton, and 14, Thomas 
Heyward, of S. C.; 15, Charles Carroll, of Md.; 16, George Walton, of Ga.; 
17, Robert Morris, 18, Thomas Willing, and 19, Benjan^in Rush, of Penn.; 
20', Eldridge Gerry, and 21, Robert Treat Paine, of Mass.; 22, Abraham 
Clark, of N J.; 23, Stephen Hopkins, and 24, William Ellery, of R. L; 25, 
George Clymer, of Penn.; 26, William Hooper, and 27, Joseph Hewes, of 
N. C; 28, James Wilson of Penn.; 29, Francis Hopkinson of N. J.; 30, John 
Adams, of Mass.; 31, Roger Sherman, of Conn.; 32, Robert L. Livingston, 
of N. Y.; 33, Thomas Jefferson, of Va.; 34, Benjamin Franklin, of I'enn.; 
35, Richard Stockton, of N. J ; 36, Francis Lewis, of N. Y.; 37, John With- 
erspoon, of N. J.; 38, Samuel Huntington, 39, William Williams, and 40, 
Oliver Wolcott, of Conn.; 41, John Hancock, of Mass.; 42, Charles Thomp- 
son, of Penn.; and continuing, 43, George Read, of Del.; 44, John Dickinson, 
of Penn.; 45, Edward Rutledge, of S. C; 46, Thomas McKean, of Del.; 47, 
Philip Livingston, o{Nj. Y. 

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The 'Surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, N. Y. 

bull, 181 7; $8,000. 



1777. — John Trum" 



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ROTUNDA PAINTINGS. 



The 3 fig".es in the distance are, i, Maj. Lithgow, of Mass.; 2, Col. Cilly, 
and 3, Gen. Starke, of N. H.; and in the Key, 4, Capt. Seymour, of Conn., 
of Shelden's Horse; 5, Maj Hull, and 6, Col. Greaton, of Mass.; 7, Maj. 
Dearborn, and 8, Col. Scammell, of N. H.; 9, Col. Lewis, of N. Y., Quar- 
termaster-Gen.; 10, Major-Gen. Phillips, of the British Army; ii, Lieut- 
Gen. Burgoyne, Commander of the British f)rces; 12, Gen. Baron Reidesel, 
of the British Army (German); 13, Col. Wilkinson, Dep. Adj. Gen. of the 
American Army; 14, Gen. Gates, Commander of the American forces; 15. 
Col. Prescott, of Mass. Volunteers; 16, Col. Morgan, of the Va. Riflemen; 
17, Brig. -Gen. Rufu^ Putnam, and 18, Lieut. -Col. i rooks, of Mass.; 19, Rev, 
Mr. Hitchcock, of R. I., Chaplain; 20, Major Robert Troup, ofN. Y., Aid- 
de Camp; 21, Major Haskell, of Mass.; 22, Maj. (after Gen.) Armstrong' 
Aid-de-Camp; 23, Maj -(jen. Philip Schuyler, of N. Y.; 24, Brig.-Gen. 
Glover, of Mass. 25, Brig. Gen. Whipple, of the N. H. Mihtia; 26, Maj. 
Clarkson, ofN. Y. Aid-de-Camp ; and 27, Maj. Stevens, of Mass., command- 
ing artillery. 




The Surrender of CornwalliS; Oct. 1781. — John Trumbull, 181 7; $8,000. 



The first 2 figures, i. Count Deuxponts; 2, Duke de Laval Montmorency, 
rnd in the Key, 3, Cojnt ('ustine, Colonels of French Infantry; 4, Duke de 
Lauzun, Col. of French Cavalry; Gen Choizy; 6, Viscount Viomeuil; 7, 
Marquis de *t. Simon; 8, Count Fersc, and 9, Caunt Dumas, Aid-de-Camp 
t") Count Kochambeau; 10, Marquis Chastellux; 11, Baron Viomeuil; 12, 
Count de Barre, and 13, Count de Grasse, Admirals in the French Navy; 
4, Cou^t Rochambeau, Gen-in-Chief of the French forces; 15, Gen. Lincoln, 
American Army; 16, Col. Stevens, American Artillery; 17, Gen. Washing- 
ton, Commander-in-Chi.if; 18, Thomas Nelson, Gov. of Va ; 19, Marquis 
Lafayette; 20, Haron Steuben; 21, Col. Cobb, Aid-de-Camp to Gen. Wash- 
ington; 22, Col. Trumbull, Secretary to Washmgton; 23, Maj.- Gen. Clinton, 
of N. Y.; 24, Gen. Gist, of Md.; 25, Gen. Wayne, of Penn ; 26, Gen. Hand, 
ofPenn., Adjutant General; 27, Gen. Peter Muhlenburg, of Penn.; 28, Maj.- 
Gen. Knox, Commander of Artilery; and continuing towards the r,, 29, 
Lieut. Col, Huntingdon, acting Aid to Gen Lincoln; 30, Col, Timothy 
Pickering, Quartermaster Gen.; in the Key. 31, Col. Alexander Hamilton, 
commanding; Light Infantry; 32, Col. Laurens, of S. C; 33, Col. Walter 
Stuart, of Penn., and 34, Col. INicholas Fish, of N. Y, 



^ "thefrieze and canopy of the rotunda. 



15 




General Washington Resigning His Commission at Annapolis, Md., 
Dec. 23, 1783. — John Trumbull, 1817; $8,000. 

I, Thos. Mifflin, of Penn., President of Congress; 2, Chas. Thompson, of 
Penn.; 3, Elbridge Gerry, of Mass.; 4, Hugh Williamson, of N. C; 5 
Samuel Osgood, of Mass.; 6, Ed'w McComb, of Del; 7, Geo. Partridge, of 
Mass.; 8, Ed'w Lloyd, of Md.; 9, R. D. Spaight, of N. C; 10, Benj. Haw- 
kins, of N. C; II, 'a. Foster, of N. H.; 12, Thomas Jefferson, and 13, 
Arthur Lee, of Va.; 14, Dav. Howell, of R. I.; 15, James Monroe, of Va ; 
16, JacDb Keed, of S. C., all members of Congress; 17, Jas. Madison, of 
Va.. sp2:tator; 18, William Ellery, of R. L; 19, Jerem'ah Townley Chase, 
of Md.; 20, S. Hardy, of Va., and 21, Charles Morris, of Penn., members of 
Congress; 22, General Washington, of Va.; 23, Cols. Walker, and 24, Hum- 
phreys, aids-de camp; 25 and 26, Gens. Smallwood and Williams, and 27 
and 28, Cols. Smith and Howard, of Md.; 29. Charles Car'-oll and two daugh- 
ters, of Md.; 30, Mrs. Washington and her three grand-children; and 31, 
Daniel Jenifer of St. Thomas of Md., spectators. 

On the f) iez\ 300' in circumference and 9' high, beginning over the W, 
door of the Rotunda, are representations in fresco in chiaro oscuro, by Bru- 
midi: I, America and History; 2, Landing of Columbus; 3, Cortez and 
Montezuma; 4, Pizarro invading Peru; 5, Burial of De Soto in the Missis- 
sippi River; 6, Rescue of John Smi h by Pocohontas; 7, Landing of the 
Pilgrims; 8, Penn's Treaty. Executed by Costiggini upon the death of Bru- 
midi. 9, Colonization of New England; 10, Ogelthorpe and Muscogee 
Indians; ii. Battle of Lexington; 12, Reading of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence ; 13, Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown ; 14, Death of Tecumseh; 
15, Gen. Scott's entree into the City of Mexico. 16, Discovery of gold in Cal- 
ifornia; 17, Completion of the Pacific .Railroad ; 18, First Centennial of Ind- 
ependence at Phih. 

The L anopy, executed by Brumidi, in fresco, is 65^' in diameter, 180' 
from the pavement of the Rotunda, and cost $50,000. In the centre is por- 
trayed Washington with Freedom on his r. and victory on his 1. The 13 
female figures represent the 13 original States. The Groups on the outer 
zone are: I, The fall of Tyranny; 2, Agriculture; 3, Mechanics; 4, Com- 
merce; 5, Marine; 6, Arts and Sciences. 



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THE PRINCIPAL STORY OF THE CAPITOL. 



The Diagram will direct the visitor to the places of interest on the Princi- 
pal Story. 



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Leaving the Rotunda by the W. door, the visitor 
reaches the Ltdrafy of Congress, open from 9. a. m. to 
4 p. m. This consists of a central Hall 91 ^'x34', and 
two wings each 95x29^'' and 38' high. The Library 
now comprises 650,000 volumes and 300,000 pamph- 
lets, and is the largest in the U. S., and 5th in the 
world. It is fire-proof throughout. Returning to the 
Rotunda and passing through the N. door on the 1., 
II leads to the Dome. A few steps beyond is the 
Room of the Supreme Court, open to visitors. When 




the main door is not open enter by the side door, 
from lo'through 19 on Diagram. This room is 75'x45 
and 45',>igh. On the E. is a screen of Ionic Columns 
of variagated Potomac Marble with Italian Marble 
Capitals. On consoles on the W. wall aie marble 
busts of the Chief Justices of the U. S. The Sessions 
of the Court begm on the 2d Monday in October and 
last until May. Just before 12 m. is the best time to 
visit the Court Room during the days of sessions. 



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DIAGRAM OF THE SUPREME COURT ROOM. 



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THE GRAND STAIRCASE— SENATE BRONZE DOOR. 



19 



In the Robing Room, are portraits of Chief 
Justices Jay, Marshall, Chase and Taney. 
The Messenger will admit visitors if the room 
be not occupied. Here the Justices put on 
their robes prior to going on the Bench. Con- 
tinung to the S. corridor and thence turning 
E. to the E- corridor, 28 is \\\& Eastern Grand 
Staircase, which leads to the Ladies', Sena- 
tors'cFamily, and Diplomatic Galleries. The 
stairbase is constructed of polished Tennessee 
Mar Je. At the foot is Power's Statue of 
Benlamin Franklin, of Penn., cost, $10,000. 
Over the landing is Powell's painting of 
Perrfs Victory on Lake Erie in 18 13, cost, 
$25,000. (See Diagram for Attic Story and 
Galeries.) Thence proceed into the Senate 
Vestibule ^(30). At the E. end (29) is the 
Senate Bronze Door, by Crawford, cost, $50.- 
000, representing: I. Battle of Bunker Hill 
and death of Warren, June, 1776; H. Battle 
of Monmouth, June, 1778, Rebuke of Gen. 
Lee; III. BattleofYorktown, October, 1 781, 
Hamilton's Capture of the Redoubt; I V^. 
Washington's welcome at Trenton, April, 
1789; V. Inauguration of Washington, first 




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SENATE BROXZE DOOR. 




THE SENATE CHAMBER. 



20 THE MARBLE ROOM SENATE CHAMBER. 



President, in N. Y. City, April 30, 1789. John Adams, Vice-President, 
stands on his r.; Chancellor Livingston administers the oath, and Mr. Otis, 
Secretary of the Senate, holds the Bible. The remaining figures are Alex- 
ander Hamilton, Gens. Knox and St. Clair, Roger Sherman and Baron 
Steuben; VI. Laying of the Corner Stone of the Capitol, Sept. 18, 1793. 
On the N. side of the vestibule is the Senate Ccm. on the District of Colum- 
bia, (32,) beautifully frescoed by Brumidi. Visitors can enter. Next proceed 
to 34, Senator's Ante-Room, a rich apartment, and 33, Sergeant-at-Arm's 
Room, also attractively finished. 

Should the Senate be in session visitors cannot pass the door at No. 35 
without permission from a Senator. It would be proper to send a card to a 
Senatorial acquaintance asking this permission. He will send a page to con- 
duct his friends to the Bronze Stairs, (35,) cost $5,000. There are iour of 
these in the building. Thence to the Vice- Presidenf s Room, (36.) Here is 
Rembrandt Peak's Painting of Washington, and marble busts of Pres. pro. 
temp. Foster, of Conn., and Vice-President Wilson, who died in this room. 
The messenger at the door can admit visitors. 

Having now entered the Senate Lobby, on the r. pass into the Marble, or 
Senator's Reception Room, (40,) and on the 1., when the Senate is not in 
session, pass upon the floor of the Senate. 

The Senate Chamber {y\^\\.ox% admit ed on the floor when the Senate is notin 
session) is 113X x8o^' and 36' high. The Cloak Rooms on the 
outer sides reduce the floor to 83'x5i'. The galleries are over the cloak 
Rooms and will seat 1200 persons. (See Diagram of attic story and galleries 
for location of galleries, and of the Chamber for seats of Senators and officers.) 
The ceiling is of iron and the room is lighted from the loft above. 

By Senate resolution, 1886, authority was given to have made and placed in 
t^e niches in the galleries marbb busts of those who have b^en Vice-Pres - 
dents. They a e now in the hands of the sculptors, and are placed in position 
as rapidly as finished. 

Returning to the lobby, continue W. to the Presidents Room, (41.) This 
is one of the finest rooms in the building. Admission may be had, should 
the door be locked, through the messenger in the corridor near by. If the 
door be unlocked, enter. vVhenever the President visits the. CajMtol he oc- 
cupies this apartment and sends, by a page, for those whom he wishes to ste. 
The medallions represent Washington and hs hrst Cabinet. The ceihng is 
also richly frescoed, and the wall- finished in gilt. Opposite the entrance 
the Bronze Staircase (35) is similar to that E of the lobby. Take the W. 
corridor to the West Grand Staircase, of American White Marble, a very 
beautiful piece of work. At the foot is Stone's heroic Statue of John Han- 
(ock, coU, $5,500, and over the first landing, Walker's paintings of the 
Storming of Chapuliep.c, Mexico, Sept. 13, 1 847, cost, $6,000. The Ameri- 
can Army is commanded by Gen. Scott, and pursuing the fleeing Mexicans 
into the City of Mexico. 



SENATE WING, ATTIC STORY AND GALLERIES 



21 




At this point the visi- 
tor should ascend to the 
attic story and galleries. 
The Diagrams will indi- 
cate points of interest 
on this fl. The Senate 
'^ assembles at 12 m The 
^ best time to visit the 
1 Senate galleries during 
the sessions is just be- 
fore that hour. The 
general debates usually 
commence after the 
"morning hour," about 
I 30 p. m. 

Main Building.— 2. 
Store Rooms Congress- 
ional Library. 3. Stairs 
to the Dome. 4. 5. 
THE CAPITOL— ATTIC STORY AND GALLERIES. Store- Rooms Sen. Doc. 
Room. 7, 8. Senate Committee on Additional Accommodations for the Con- 
gressional Library. 6. Ihe Lbrary of the Sen. 30,000 volumes. 9, "» 12, 
iq. Sen. Doc Rooms. 10 Sen. Com. h'icaraguan Clamis 

Senate Wing.— 14. E. Grand (Marble) Staircase, and Powell s Pamtmg 
of Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, 1813, and Heaion's Recall of Columbus. 

16. S. Corridor. „ ^. , • r^ ^^ 

GALLERIES.-15, 17. Ladies' Gallery. 18. Diplomatic Gallery 19. 
Gentlemen's Gallery. 20. Press Reporters' Gallery. 21. Ladies Gallery 
and Reserved Gallery. 22. Ladies' Retiring- Room. 23 Hall, containing 
Moran's Paintings of ihe Canon of the Yellowsione, and Chasm of the Col- 
orado, cost, $10,000 each, and portraits of Webster, Clay and Calhoun. 24. 
Anteroom to Ladies' Gallery, and paintings of -'The tirst Fight ot the 
Ironclads," and The Electoral Tribunal of 1877, and portraits of Gen. Uix 

and Senator Sumner. ^ o /- n\ -^c ^y, 

2=; Sen. Com. on Private Land Claims. 26. Sen. Com. on Claims. 27. 
Sen. Conference Room. 28. E. Corridor. 29, 30. Sen Com on Printing. 
■II W Corridor. 32. W. Grand (Marble) Staircase, and Walker s Painting 
Storming of Chapultepec and Charles Wilson Peaks' Washington, 1779. 
33, 34. Sen. Com. on Public Buildings and Grounds. 35. Stairs lllummating 
lift. 36. Sen. Com. on Transportation. 37. Sen. Com. on Railroads. 38. 
Sen. Com. on Privileges and Elections. 39- Elevator for Senators. 40. 
Sen. Com. on Commerce. 41. Sen. Com. on Engrossed Bills. 42. i:'ress 
Telegraph Office. 43 Press Reporters' Retiring- Room. 

The visitor having viewed the points of interest on the Attic Floor of the 
Senate wing, and having passed some time in the Senate Galleries, the ben- 
ate being in session, should now return to the corridor and proceed thence to 
the Elevator at No. 39 or 28 same fl., and descend by that means or by the 
Staircases, 14 or 32, to the Basement Story and see the frescoes and other 
features of interest in this portion of the Capitol. The visitor may enter any 
of the Committee Rooms found unlocked or open, for the purpose of exam- 



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THE CAPItOL, BASEMEKT STORY. 



ining the the frescoes. When locked, inquiry from the .messenger on the 
floor may gain them admission. 

Objects of Interest in the Capitol Basement — Senate Wing. — 
The walls and groined ceilings of the corridors are frescoed, representing 
events and personages in American history, and representations of the fauna 
and flora of the U S. 

The Room of the Sen. Com. on Indian Affairs is beautifully frescoed. The 
Stairs on the W. Corridor lead to the Sub- Basement and Senate Heating and 
Ventilating Apparatus. The machinery here is very interesting and should 
be visited. The Sen Com. on Library is appropriately frescoed. The Room 
of the Sen. Com on Military Affairs has the finest Frescoes, reoresenting 
the Boston Massacre ; Battle of Lexington; Death of Wooster; Washington 
at Valley Forge, and Capture of Stony Point. The Room on Naval Affairs 
is elaborately frescoed, representing Marine Dieties, &c. 
The Room on Foreign Relations is also frescoed. 
The Restaurant is open to the public. 

The Main Building. — N'. of the Cr/))^ — Contains the Senate Baths. The 
Law Library, containing nearly 100,000 volumes, and largest in the U. S. 
The Crypt, formed of 40 Doric Columns. The Star in the pavement is the 
Cf-ntre of the Capi ol, and formerly the m ridian of the U. S. Beneath is the 
Undercroft or Vault in which it was proposed to place the remains of Wash- 
ington. The Crypt has been reduced in size by temporary rooms walled oft 
for the Congressional Library. Upon it rests the superstructure of the dome. 
The steps lead to Sub-Basement and Undercroft. 

S. of the Cry//.— Contains nothing of special interest. 
The House Wing.— The Main Corridor to S. Entrance, 145^x25', con- 
sists of a fine marble colonade. The Restaurant is open to the public. The 
H. Com. on Indian Affairs, contains a collection of Paintings of Indian Life. 
The Room of the H. Com. on Agriculture is appropriately Frescoed. The 
Steps lead to Sub-Basement, Heating and Ventilating Apparatus. 

Having finished on the ba!^ement story visitors should first ascend by the 
elevators near 59 and 65 to the House Attic Story and Galleries. 

House v> ing, Attic 
Story.-i. Store-Room 
Congressional Library. 
44, 46. Store- Room H. 
Library. 45. House 
Document Room. 
47. E. Grand (Marble) 
Staircase, and Carpen- 
ters Painting of the sign- 
ing of the Proclamation 
of Emancipation, Sept. 
22, 1862, presented to the 
U.S by Mary E.Thomp- 
son, and portrait of 
Henrv Clay, by John 
N eagle, 1843. 49- Li- 
brary of the House, 
120,000 volumes of Pub- 
lic Docs. 




THE house wing, ATTIC S'l ORY AND GALLERIES. 



HOUSE WING, ATTIC STORY AND GALLERIES. 23 



Galleries. — 50. Ladies' and Private Galleries. 51. Private and Represenj 
tatives' Family Galleries. 52. Diplomatic Gallery. 53. Press Reporters 
Gallery. 54. Private Gallery for Ladies. 55. Gentlemen's Gallery. 

56. H. Com. on Foreign Affairs. 57. H. Com. on the Judiciary. 58. H. 
Com on Commerce. 59. H. Com. on Public Lands. 60, 61. Ladies* 
Retiring Room ; a Matron is in attendance. 62. Press Reporters' Writing- 
Room. 63. Press Telegraph Office. 64. Ante-room. 65. H. Com. on 
Pacific Railroads and Pensions. 66. H. Com. on Elections. 67. H. Com. 
on Railways, Canals and Patents. 68. H. Com. on the District of Columbia. 
69. 70. H. Com. on Banking and Currency. 71. "W. Grand (Marble) Stair- 
case, and Leutze's Chromo '^ilica, Westward Ho. Portrait Chief Justice 
John Marshall, R. Brooks, 1880. 




THE HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

From this floor the visitor should enter the Galleries if the House of Re- 
presentatives be in session, (hour of meeting, 12 m.,) and pass a few moments 
in following the debates. 

From the Attic Story the visitor should descend at once to the Principal 
Story, and thence proceed to the Lobby, 70, S. of the Hall of Representa- 
tives, (see Diagram, page 16, for references.) The Lobby and Hall xm.y be 
entered by visitors except when the House of Representatives is in session. 
It is therefore, desirable to reach this portion of the building before 12 m., 
during sessions of Congress. In the Lobby is a gallery of Pictures of the 
Speakers of the Housse of Representatives. The Representatives'' Retiring 



24 THE HOUSE WING, PRINCIPAL STORY. 



Poonis^ 76-78, S. of the Lobby, form a fine suite of apartments. N. of the 
Lobby is the Hall of Rtpresentativ^s, {']!,) 139x93' and 36' high. The 
"floor" is Ii5'x67' and contains Desks for 325 Representatives and 8 
Delegates. The Cloak and Retiring Rooms open off the Hall. The Gal- 
Itries over them will seat 2500 persons. The Hall is lighted, both by day 
and night fronn the ceiling, vi'hich consists of panels formed of iron girders 
set with ground-glass, decorated with appropriate centre pieces. On the r. 
of the Chair is the pedestal which supports The Mace, the insignia of authority 
of the House, vi^hich is placed there by the Sergeant-at-Arms or his represen- 
tative when the House is called to order. On the E. of the Chair is Vander- 
lyn's full-length Portrait of President Washington, and on the W., Ary 
Scheffer's Portrait of Marquis d". Lafayette, presented to Congress by the 
artist in 1824. In the panels E. and W. of the doors of the Lobby, are 
Bierstadts' paintings representing the Settlement of California, and The Dis- 
covery ot the Hudson River, and in the W panel a fresco of Washington de- 
manding the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va , 1781." At the foot 
of the E. Grand Staircase, E. of the Hall, is Power's Statue of Jefferson, 
cost, $10,000. Over the landing is Carpenter's painting of the Signing of the 
Proclamation of Emancipation, by President Lincoln, in the presence of his 
Cabinet, Sept. 22, 1863, presented to Congress by Mrs. Mary E. Thompson, 
W. of the Hall is the W. Grand Staircase, at the foot of which is Vincenti's 
bronze bust of Bte-She-Ker, a Chippewa Warrior. Over the landing is 
Leutze's Chromo Silica, Westward Ho, cost, $20,000. The Golden Gate, 
Harbor of San Francisco, beneath, is by Bierstadt. 

The Room of the Com. on Ways and Means (67) is richly frescoed. In 
he room of the Com. on Militajy Affairs (63) is Lieut. -Col. Eastman's collec- 
ion of paintings of the principal Eons of the U. S. The rest of the apari- 
ments in this part of the building are without special interest. 

Leaving the House wing, the connecting corridor, (59,) opposite the main 
door of the House, leads to the National Statuary Hall, (58.) This mag- 
nificent apartment, before the extension of the Capitol, was occupied by the 
House of Representatives. It consists of a semi- circle of 96' chord, and 57' 
high. In 1864 Congress invited each State to furnish, not exceeding two, 
marble or bronze statues of its deceased citizens, illustrious for distinguished 
civil, or military service, and designated this Hall to receive them. The Statues, 
in marble, except where otherwise stated, received in the order of their pres- 
entation to Congress, and no v placed in position are: 

Rhode Island. — Roger Williams, promoter of Civil and Religious Lib- 
erty in America, by Simmons, and Gen. Nathaniel Greene, of the Continental 
Army, by Brown. Connecticut. — Jonathan Trumbull, a Patriot of the 
Revolution, and from whom the term "Brother Jonathan" orignated, and 
Roger Sherman, one of the Committee to Draft the Declaration of Independ- 
ence, both by Ives. New York. — George Cl'ntoti, Signer of the Declaration 
of Independence, and Vice-President of the U. S., by Brown, and Robert R. 
Livingston, Chancellor, who administered the oath to President Washington, 
1789, by Palmer, both bronze. 

Massachusetts — John Wmthrop, first Governor of Massachusetts, 1630, 
b R S. Greenough, and Samuel Adams, an early advocate of American 
Liberty, by Miss V\ hitney Vermont — Ethan Allen, Captor of Fort Tie- 
on c?eroga "in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress," 
by Me.id, and Jacob Collimer, a Senator, by Powers. Maine. — William 
King, first Governor of Maine, 1820, by Simmons. Pennsylvania. — Rob. 
ert Fulton, inventor and pioneer in Steam as a motive power for navigation- 



THE NATIONAL STATUARY HALL. 



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by Roberts, and Gen. Peter Gabriel Muhlenbers^, of the Continental Army, 
by Miss Nevin. Ohio. — Jatfies A. Garfield, President of the U. S., 1881, 
and William Allen, U. S. Senator, 1837-49, and Governor of Ohio, 1874-6, 
both by Niehaus. New Jersey, — Richard Stockton, Signer of the Dechra- 
tion of Independence, 1776, and Philip Kearney, Union General, killed at 
Chantilly, Va., 1862, latter bronze, both by H. K. Brown. Michigan — 
LeT'^'i Cass, Senator and Secretary of State, by D. C. French. 




THE NATIONAL STATUARY HALL. 

Among the other Statues in the Hall are Thomas Jefferson, Author of the 
Declaration of Independence, by P. T. David D'Angers. Alexander Hamil- 
ton, first Secretary of the Treasury, Horatio Stone, and Abraham, Lincoln, 
by Miss Vinnie Ream. Over the N. door is Franzoni's Clock, representing 
the Car of Time. In the floor, near the S. W. corner, is a small brass plate 
marking the spot where John Q. Adams fell, Feb'y 21, 1848, two days before 




story's MARSHALL. 




NAVAL MONUMENT. 



26 STATUES OF MARSHALL AND GARFIELD— THE BOTANIC GARDEN. 



he died. In the room N. E., part of the same hall, is a marble bust com- 
memorating his death, which occured there. 

The hall also presents some very remarkable acoustic phenomena, which 
will be explained by persons near by, familiar with the hall. 

From the Statuary Hall pass into the Rotunda, and leave the building by 
the W. door and steps. At this point the marble 
Grand Stairway and Architectural Terrace may be examined, the Stair- 
way consisting of a 
double flight of steps, 
44' and 48' wide as- 
cending 40' in 120' 
from top to bottom, 
and the Terrace 884' 
longin front and 304' 
long on the sides, or 
total length 1,492', 
60' wide and 28' 
clear height. Total 
cost, $8 1 5, 000; built, 
1880-90, 

At the foot of the 
terrace is Story's 
heroic bronze statue 
of John Marshall, 
Chief Justice of the 
U S., i8oi-'35, 
erected in 1884, by 
the Congress and 
the Bar of the United 
States. Cost of Statue 
and Pedestal, $40,- 
000. The bassi re- 
lievi represent Min- 
erva dictating the 
Constitution to 
America, and Com- 
merce and Education 
bringing forward a 
young boy. Agricul- 
ture, in one panel, 
anil Victory bringing 
forward America to 
swear allegiance on 
the altar of the 
Union, in the other. 
The tourist will 
now take either of 
WARD'S GARFIELD. the broad walks to 

the Botanic Garden. Passing the Naval Monument, or Monument of 
Peace, ^i by Franklia Simmons, at the Pennsylvania Ave. entrance to the 
Park. It was designed by Admiral Porter, U. S. N., executed in Marble, 
erected in 1877, cost $21,000. It was paid for from subscriptions by the 




THE NATIONAL LIBRARY. 



27 



Officers of the Admiral's fleet after the fall of Fort Fisher, and Secretary ot 
the Navy, Borie, and others. It is 44' high; represents History recording 
the woes narrated by America. On the W. plinth Victory is crowning Nep- 
tune and Mars, and on the E. Peace offers the olive branch Congress ap- 
propriated $20,000 for the foundation and basin, and the 1 tter statues. 

In front of the Conservatories of the Botanic Gardens is the Bartholdt 
Foujttain, 30' high with 9 outlets and an illuminating apparatus of 12 lamps 
ignited by electricity, thus giving the effect of light and water. Cost, $6,000. 

The numbers on Map P. 8 indicate the places of interest in the Garden, 
as follows: I. Rotunda of Conservatory, temperature 80° Fahr, containing 
varieties of Palms. 2. E. wing, temperature 40° and Range 50°. Plants of 
the South Sea Islands, South Africa, and Australia. 3. W. wing and Range, 
same temperature as E., Plants of China, Japan, East and West Indies, and 
Mexico. 4. Office of Superintendent. 5, 6. Propagating Houses. 7. 
Residence of Superintendent. 8. Packing Propagating Houses. 

At the Maryland Ave. entrance to the Capitol Park stands the bronze statue 
of James A. Garfield, President of the U. S., by John Q. A. Ward; total 
height, 18'. The recumbent figures represent ihe Student, Warrior and 
Statesman. Erected by his comrades of the Army of the Cumberland, 1887. 
Cost of statue, $33,500; pedestal by Congress with figures, $31,500. 




the congressional library building. 

The magnificent structure authorized by Congress for the accommodation 
of the National collection of books occupies the center of a site of 10^ acres, 
between i and 2 Sts. E. and Ea-t Capitol and B. St. S., or 900' East of the 
House Wing of the Capitol, purchased, 1887, for $585,000. The Main front 
is towards the Capitol, and the rear centers on A St. South. The ground 
plan from N. to S. is 470', and from E. to W. 365'. It covers nearly four 
acres, and has around it an esplanade aggregating six acres. The building 
will be of granite and marble, and consist of a cellar and basement and two 
stories, aggregating 69' above the ground. It is in the style of the Italian 
rennaissance, designed by J. L. Smithmeyer, The main vestibule and stair 



28 



THE EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENT^. 



hall will be the finest in the world. The Reading room in the centred rotunda 
will be lOO' in diameter and 90' high, and will open into the book repositories 
radiating from the center and of which there will be nine stories within for 
books. The inner rooms will accommodate 2,500,000 and the outer 5,500,000 
books. Cost of the modified design, $6,coo,ooo. 

THE EXECUTIVE MANSION AND VICINITY. 




THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. 



29 



THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. 



The official residence of the President of the United States is variously 
styled The " President's House, " The " White House, " and its y roper des- 
ignation, as above. It may be reached by Horse Cars from every part of the 




THE EXECUTIVE MANSION — NORTH i-RONT. 

rity. The Mansion is"open on week-days, unless a State Ceremony be 
l^cnding, from 10 A. M. to 2F. M. T/ie East R00771 is open to the pubhc. The 
Rcce-biion Parlors are open 'only by special permission. Persons desiring "to 




EXECUTIVE MANSION — SOUTH FRONT. 



30 



THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. 



pay respects" to the President will inquire of the ushers at the main door a 
to hours. The wife of the President, at her convenience, is at home to 
friends or persons properly introduced at stated hours on stated days. 

The Executive Mansion, of the Ionic order, is i7o'x86', two stories high, 
built of Aquia Creek (Potomac) free stone, painted white. It was the first 
public building commenced in the city, in 1 792, immediately after the plan 
was plotted on the ground. The Conservatories (No. I on the map) adjoin 
the building on the W. The total cost, including repairs in i8i5-'i8 to date, 
was $1,640,000. 

The official part of the building is on the East. The West half is private. 
(See directions on previous page.) 

The Diagrams will locate and designate the apartments in the building. 




7ii oor, xectiztve Mansion. 

First Floor. — I. Main Entrance and Vestibule. 2. Official Stairway. 3. 
The East Room. This is the promenade hall| during entertainments. 
It is 8o'x4o' and 22' high, decorated in Greek style, and during evening 
receptions presents a fine appearance. There are portraits of Gen. Wash- 
ington, a Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Also ot 
Mrs. Washington. The dress is of the time, made in Paris for a lady of 
wealth, to be worn at the Martha Washington Centennial tea-party at Phila- 
delphia, in the year 1876. 4. Green Room, containing portraits of Mrs. 
Tyler, Mrs. Polk, and Mrs. Hayes, the wives of former Presidents. 5. 
Blue Room where the President or his lady receives on ceremonial or 
social occasions. 6. Red Room, the private or family parlor; Presidents 
John Adams, VanBuren, Taylor. 7. State Dining Room. 8. Passage-way 
to the Conservatories. 9. Butler's Pantry. 10. Private or Family Dining 
Room. II. Private Stairway. 12. Waiting Room for social callers. 13. 
Elevator. 14. Grand Corridor. Here may be seen an interesting gallery of 
portraits of the Presidents, 



THE EXECUTIVE MANSION, 



31 



The following Diagram of the second floor exhibits the arrangement of the 
official and family apartments. 




Second Floor, Executive Mansion^ 

Second Floor. — The second floor is arranged: i. Official Stairway. 2. 
Ante-room to President's Office. Here persons having business or an ap- 
pointment with the President should enter, hand their cards to the person in 
charge and be seated. If they can be received they will be informed of the 
fact and receive the necessary directions from the usher. 3. Cabmet Room. 
Here the Cabinet meets at 12 a. m. on Cabinet days. 4. President's Office. 
5. Private Secretary's Office. 6. Corridor. 7. Office. 8. Office. 9. — 10. 
Chambers, ii. Blue or State Bed Chamber. 12. Elevator and Bath Room. 
13. State Bed Chamber. 14. Boudoir. 15. Private Corridor. 16 and 17. 
Suite of Lady of the Mansion ; the latter was occupied by President Garfield 
during his surgical treatment after his assassination. 18. President's Bed 
Chamber. 19. Library. There are here some fine portraits of Presidents 
and 5,000 volumes. 

The Conservatories are open during Receptions or "Drawing Rooms." 
The Executive Mansion is now entirely inadequate to the demands of the 
social and official surroundings of the President. It is proposed to enlarge 
this building for an Executive Office, and Executive Residence and to add a 
grand conservatory and hall of paintings and statuary. 



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 



PUBLIC BUILDINGS, 

AND 

OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST 



The Department of State occupies the S. wing of the immense struc- 
ture W. of the Executive Mansion. Open week-days except Diplomatic day, 
or designated by the Secretary, from 9 A. M to 2 P* M. 




STATE, WAR AND NAVY BUILDING. 

This mighty pile of granite, iron and slate, designed by A. B. MuUett, Su- 
pervising Architect ot the Treasury, consists of four harmonious buildings 
united by connecting wings which together constitute the finest edifice of the 
kind in the world. It is 567' from N. to S., 342' from E. to W., and 145' 
high. It was erected 1871-87, covers 4j4 acres, contams 566 rooms, 2 miles 
of corridors, and cost $10,700,000. 

Objects of Interest. — From the entrance proceed along the corridor to 
the Elevator and request to be taken to the Library, which is on the 3d fl. 
Here may be seen Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of 
Independence, the desk upon which it was written, and the original engrossed 
and signed copy; a case of historic relics, including Washington's war sword 
and other objects of interest. The volumes number 50,000. 

From the Library descend to the floor below to visit the Diplomatic Re- 
ception Room (Nos. 4 and 6,) which may be seen by inquiring of the mes- 
senger on the corridor. This apartment is richly finished and furnished, and 
contains portraits of Secretaries Jefferson, Webster, Seward, Washburn, 
Fish, Evarts, Blaine and Frelinghuysen, and Lord Ashburton. Leaving this 
room, visit the Diplomatic Ante Room at the W, end of the corridor. Per- 
sons desiring to see the office of the Secretary of State should make the fact 
known to the messenger at the door, and if not occupied he is at liberty to 
open the room. In the ante-room at the E. end of the corridor is 2, gallery 
gf all the Secretaries of State from 1789 to date. 



DEPARTMENTS OF WAR AND NAVY. 



33 



From the ante-room the tourist should pass into the corridor of the E. 
wing of the building occupied by the Department of the Navy. The 
office of the Secretary of the Navy (Nos. 97 and 98,) is on the E. side, op- 
posite the cential staircases, which should be examined as they are beautiful 
features of the building. They extend from the basement to the attic. The 
balusters, 1 106 in number, are of bronze, and the hand-rail of Central Amer- 
ican Mahogany. The office of the Secretary may be viewed, if not occupied, 
by speaking to the messenger at the door. This room is beautifully finished, 
and contains some fine portraits of the later Secretaries. In the corridor op- 
posite the main door are superb mo lels of mocern war ships of the Navy. 

From the Secretary's office return to the eltvato^ and ask to be taken to the 
Library, which is on the fourth floor. The entrance is a few steps N. of 
the elevator landing. This is the finest room in this wing. The walls are 
paneled in foreign and domestic marbles. In the four corners of the room 
are massive bronze symbolic figures combined with chandaliers. A gallery 
divides the hall into two stories, and over head is an artistically designed 
ceiling of iron and glass. The books are kept on shelves in the alcoves, and 

,= ::::: .:,:HH;;: UUmbOr 20,000. AftCr 

returning to the corridor 
the skylight over the 
grand stairway should 
be examined. From the 
roof of the building at 
this point a fine view of 
the city may be had. 
The key may be ob- 
tained at the office of the 
Supt. of the Building. 

The other floors of 
this wing are occupied 
by the administrative 
Bureaus of the Depart- 
ment. 

From the Library of 
the IS'avy Department, 
at the W. end of the 
central corridor is an in- 
tert sting collection of 
wax figures illustrating 
Continental and modern 
uniforms of the U. S. A. ; thence descend to 2d floor, where will be found 
the magnificent suite of apartments of the ^ecrttary of War. In these rooms 
and adjacent corridors and stairways may be seen a collection oi portraits of 
the Secretaries of V\ ar and of distinguished generals. Admission maybe 
obtained at the Secretary's door. 

From this floor descend to the floor below to the Headquarters of the Army, 
in the N. wing, E. end of corridor. By permission of an aide, (Nos. 36 or 
37,) visitors may -view the rooms. 

The elevators, about the center of the West corridor, lead to the depart- 
ment floors. 




CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. (See p. 34. 



34 



CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. 



The objects of interest are the suite of apartments of the Secretary of War 
on the second floor opposite the central corridor, richly furnished in the latest 
style of decorative art, and containing a gallery of paintings of the Secretaries. 

The main staircases and the domed corridor and Department Library con- 
taining 20,000 vols, on the fifth floor, richly finished in bronze iron, are in- 
teresting. The rest of this wing is also elaborately finished. 

Returning to 17th stand crossing Pa. Ave. to the N. E cor., we reach the 
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Erected by W. W. Corcoran in 1859, cost 
$250,000, used by the Government i86i-'9. In the latter year deeded to 
trustees. The endowment fund is $1,000,000. On the Pa Ave. front are 4 
niches containing marble statues, by M. Ezekiel, representing, beginning at 
the E., Durer (engraving), Raphael (painting), Phidias (sculpture), and 
Angelo (architecture). In the 7 niches on 17th st. are statutes < f the great 
masters of painting and sculpture by the same sculptor, beginning on the S , 
Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Crawford, Canova Murillo and DaVinci. The 
main entran'-e is on Pa. Ave. The two bronze hons are copies of Canova's, 
at the tomb of I'cpe Clement XIII, Rome. The gallery is open Mondays, 
Wednesdays and Fridays, admission 25c ; and Tuesdays, Thursdays, and 
Saturdays, free. Hours: 10 a. m. to 4 p. m from October to May; and 
9 a m. to 4 p. m. from May to October. 

T^TArRA]\f OF FLOOR?, CORCORAN GALLERY. 




First FL or. 



Second Floor. 



First Floor. — I Vestibule containing Bas Reliefs Buits of Roman and 
Greek celebrites, last days of Napoleon and other objects. 

II. Trustees' Room. III. Hall of Bronzes and Ceramics. IV. Hall of 
Antique Sculpture. V. Hall of Modern Sculpture. VI. Gallery of the 
Renaissance. VII. Ladies' Retiring Room. VIII. Janitor's Room. 

Second Floor. — Hall and Stairway. — Statuary. X. Main Picture Gallery 
containing the main collection. XL East Gallery — American Portraits. 
Xn. Southeast Gallery — Statuary and Paintings. XIII. Octagon Room — 
Here is Power's Greek Slave (original). XIV. Southwest Gallery — Paint- 
ings. XV. West Gallery — Paintings. 



LAFAYETTE SQUARE AND STATUE. 



35 




■ MilliallilMiiillBlllllUlllliiliiilliaifcM 

mills' JACKSON. 

opposite the Executive Mansion, 
is the statue of Lafayette and 
his compatriots, Count de Ro- 
chambeau and Chevalier' Du- 
portail of the French army, and 
Counts D'Estaing and DeGrasse, 
of the French Navy, serving as 
aUies in the closing years of the 
War for Indepedence. ordered by 
Congress 1884, cost $50,000, ex- 
ecuted by the Freach sculptors 
Antoine Falquiere and Antoi in 
Mercie, erected 1890 The toial 
height from jub-base to top of 
surmounting statue is 45'. The 
figure of Lafayette in Continental 
uniform is 10', and the subordi- 
nate figures 9' high. The heroic 
figure in front represents America 
offering the sword of liberty to 
Lafayette and pointing to the in- 
scription. On the back of the 
pedestal are allegorical figures 
and the inscription. Propriety 
has fixed as the site Lafayette 
Park, north of the Executive 
Mansion, a name suggested by 
Washington and Jefferson when ^ 
the city was laid out. 

On Pennsylvania Ave., N. side, 
opposite the Treasury building is 
the Department of Justice. ■ 
This building, erected by the 



From the Corcoran Gallery of Art 
a few Toinutes' walk <E. will bring the 
tourist to Lafayette Park, in 
the center of which is Clark Mills' 
Bronze Statue (?/'Andr W Jackson, 
unveiled in 1853, cost $50,000, The 
church on the N. of the Pk., n. e, 
cor. 16th and H sts., n. w., is St. 
John's, P. E., one of the historic 
ecclesiastical structures of the city. 
Among its members were Presidents 
Madison, Jackson, and Arthur, and 
other distinguished personages. 

On Pennsylvania Avenue, in the 
south east angle of this park, nearly 




FALGUIERE — MERCIE'S LAFAYETTE. 



36 



DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 



Freedmen's Savings and Trust Co., was purchased by the U. S. in 1882, for 
$250,000. It is of Potomac Seneca stone, 4 stories high. 

The Department, open from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m., occupies the second and 
upper stories. The Entrance is at the W. end of the S. front. The Eleva- 
tor may be reached by the temporary passage W. of the main entrance. The 
suite of apartments "occupied by the A ttorney- Genera I \s tastefully furnished and 
contain a Gallery of Portraits of the Attorneys- General of the U. S. from the 
foundation of the Government. Permission to view these maybe obtained 
through the messenger at the Attorney-General's office. The Library, 20,000 
vols., is on the 4th floor. 

Returning to the Ave. 
the rooms of the Court 
OF Claims, open from 
9 a. m. to 4 p. m., may 
be entered at door No. 
1509. There is a fine 
Court Room reached 
through the bailiff's 
room. Sessions of the 
Court are held from the 
first Monday in Dec. to 
May or June. ^^ 

From ihe building of ^i||j^ 
the Dep of Justice the gg|['; 
tourist should recross Pa ^jj;^ 
Av. and enter theTREAS- Jij 
URYBuiLD'G,openfrora g| 
9 a. m. to 2 p. m., by ^1 
the N. entrance. This 
immense edifice, consist- 
ing of a basement, two 
stories and attic, occu- 
pies a paralellogram 
5io'x28i' including por- 
ticoes. The E. fa9ade 
includingihe colonnade, 
or the original portions 
of the building, erected 
i836-'43, is of Virginia 
Iree-stone, and the re- 
maining fa9ades erected Wii 
i855-'69, are of Maine 

granite The Colonnade r^^^^ Department of Justice. 

on the XL. consists 01 30 ■' _ 

Ionic columns. The columns in other portions of the building are granite and 
monolithic, 313^' high. The building cost $6,000,000 

After entering the building the first point of interest is the U. S. Treasury 
or Cash Room on the IS' . corridor of the m?in floor. This is a fine room ex- 
tending through two stories, with a bronze balustrade, and panelled in foreign 
and domestic marbles. In this room all cash disbursements or payment of 
drafts on the Treasury are made. There is a cash vault for current moneys 




DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. 



37 



of the U. S. containing from $40,000,000 at a time, at the E. end of the 
room; and one overhead. A permit may be obtained, from ii a. .m. to 12 
m., from the U. S. Treasurer, E. end of the corridor, to visit the vaults. Also 
the Redemption Division in the basement. Here may be seen the counting, 
byladies, of notes sent to the Treasury for redemption, and the cancellation 
and destruction of the same. While in these apartments the Silver vaults 
of the Treasury will be shown. The two silver and gold vaults (closed) with 
a capacity for 80 and 132 million silver dollars, are in the sub-basement and 
under the Northern Court. 

From the Redemption Division proceed to the W. corridor near the S. end 
of which is the Office of the Sitpei vising Archittct of the Treasury. Here may 
be seen highly executed drawings of elevations and plans of the Public Build- 
ings erected by the U. S., peculiarly interesting to architects and civil engin- 
eers. Take the Eievaior, S. E. corner to the Secretary's (2d) floor. 




DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. 

This suite of apartments is in the s. e. cor. of the building. In the adjacent 
S. corridor, and in the offices of the Secretary (3), and Assistants (7 and 9), 
and Chief Clerk (5), are the Portraits of the Secretaries of the Treasury. 
The messenger can arrange to view this gallery. On the W. corridor 3d floor 
above (Room; 35) are the quarters of the Secret Service Division of the 
Treasury, in vihich may be seen an interesting collection of implements 
used by counterfeiters, and photographs, or a "Rogues Gallery" of noted 
characters in this line. The Treasury Library, 20,000 vols., may be reached 
by the stairway from this floor in the n w. cor. of the attic story. The 
Librarian will explain the features of interest. Returning to the 3d fi. take 
the E. corridor to the S. end, and thence by the Elevator descend to the ist 
fl , thence take the S. corridor to the S. main entrance and portico. 

The small Germanized-Swiss building directly S. is the Photograph 
Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, open to specialists or 
others interested, from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Enter by the E. door in the N. 
front and ascend to the operating room on the 2d floor. Here may be seen 
the printing of working plans of public buildings being erected by the U. S. 

After leaving this building proceed to 15th St. and Pa. Ave. Immediately 



38 



MONUMENT PARK AND THE MALL. 



S. on 15th St. is the Grajid Opera House and Armory of the Washington 
Light Infantry, erected in 1884. 

At this point the tourist has a choice of routes, one directly to the Capi ol 
by street car, via Pa. Ave., and the other by a detour to the U. S. Fish 
Ponds, Washington ObeHsk, and points along The Mall, including the Pro- 
pagating Garden, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of Agri- 
culture, Industrial Hall, Henry Statue, Smithsonian Institution, National 
Museum, Medical Museum, and Central Station U. S. Fish Commission. 
It must be made afoot or in a conveyance. The points, however, are not 
distant from each other, and follow consecutively, and can be best and most 
conveniently seen as given below. 

After leaving the Treasury Building and Photograph Office, and reaching 




BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, (SEE PACK 42.) 

15th St., the tourist should proceed S. entering the PrcsidenVs Grounds^ op- 
posite the Grand Opera House and Washington Light Infantry Armory. 

The stroll from 15th St. to B St., N., opposite the W. entrance to the Drive, 
presents an excellent view of the S. front of the Executive Mansion and 
grounds. On the lawn, during the Summer season, on Saturdays, from 
May to October the U. S. Marine Baj^d performs for the public from 5.30 to 
7.30 p. m. At B St., N., which is the S. limit of the President's Grounds, 
the tourist enters the Di'ive. A few steps S. on the W. is the entrance to the 
U. S. Fish Ponds, open from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. The W.. N. and S. 
Ponds are devoted to the propagation of Carp, and the smaller Ponds to 
ornamental fish. There is also a Turtle Pond. 

After leaving the U. S. Fish Ponds the tourist will proceed by the drive to 
the Washington Obelisk or National Monument. 

The Washington Obelisk or National Monument, is the loftiest 



U S. FISH PONDS — WASHINGTON OBELISK. 



39 



construction of masonry in the world. The Shaft of Maryland marble is 5S5'4 " 
high, 55'i^" square at the base, and Si'S/z" at the top (500 ft. mark.) 




TriE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, .(SEE PaGE 43 ) 

The walls are 15' thick at the base, and 18" at the top. The work was com- 
menced in 1848. and abandoned at 178' high in 1855. In 1876 the Govern- 







«\v<Mj;^,j^„,v,vrtvvitv 



^^^^^^>>X.lviVN\W'^?iiS^^^ 




THE CONSERVATORIES— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

ment took charge of the completion of the Obelisk and made liberal appro- 
priations to that end. In 1878, Lieut.-Col. Thomas L. Casey, U. S. Engi- 



40 



WASHINGTON OBELISK. 



neers in charge, and Capt. 
George W. Davis, 14th U. 
S. Infantry, assistant, were 
assigned to duty on the 
obelisk. In Aug., 1884, 
the obelisk reached 500', 
from -which point the 
pyramidal roof began and 
was raised to 55', the cap 
stone being placed in po- 
sition Dec. 6, 1884 The 
interior is fitted with iron 
steps, 900 to the 500 ft. 
landing, and an elevator 
running to the top. On 
the inner walls are the 
stone tablets or blocks 
contributed by the States 
and Territories of the U. 
S. , Indian N ation s, Foreign 
Governments, Municipali 
ties, rural Communities and 
Civic and Academic Organ- 
izations. When work by the 
Monument Society ceased, 



^230,000 had been expend- 
ed, and Congress appropri- 
ated $900,000. Total cost, 
$1,300,000. The highest 
structure in the world next 
to the Washington Obelisk 
(555'4",) will be the City 
Building, at Philadelphia, 
537'. The next is the Cathe- 
dral at Cologne, Germany, 
the spires of which have an 
altitude of 524'! i". The 
Capitol of the U. S., to the 
top of the Statue of Freedom, 
is 287'. The Obelisk was 
formally opened to the public 
in 1888, ascensions to the top 
being made by elevator free 
v\eek days from 9 A. M. to 
5.30 P. M. Persons desiring 
to view the tablets to the dif- 
ferent landings may do so by 
permission of the Superint.n- 
dent. 




BUREAU ENGRAVING AND PRINTING DEP'T AGRICULTURE. 4I 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND VICINITY. 



From the Washington Obelisk a short 
walk will bring the tourist to the Pro- 
pagating Gardens, Public Grounds. 
Here trees, shrubs, flowers and foliage 
plants are grown for the ornamentation 
of the Public Parks and Reservations, 
under the direction of an officer of the 
U. S. A., assigned to the charge of public 
buildings and grounds. The forcing 
houses, nursery and collection of sub- 
tropical plants, are interesting. 

The tourist will now continue to the 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 
(see engraving page 38,) which stands on 
B and 14th Sts., s. w., and is open on 
'>aturdays only, from 10 to 2 p. m. unless 
by special permission. General Applica- 
tion must be made to the officer of the 
watch, at the main entrance, who will 
assign a proper person to conduct visitors 
and* explain to them the interesting pro- 
cess of the manufacture of paper money 
and bonds. The building of brick in the 
Romanesque style, 22o'xi35', was erected 
in i878-'8o and cost $300,000. 

A short distance S. of the Bureau of 
Engraving and Printing is the historic 
Long Bridge, over which the National 
Armies marched into Virginia during the 
Rebelhon, i86i-'5. The track on 14th 
St. is a branch of the "Belt Line," 
from Pa. Ave. to the Bureau of En- 
graving and Printing. 

The grounds of the Department 
of Agriculture are artistically laid 
out. The building of the Depart- 
ment OF Agriculture, open from 
9 a. m. to 4 p. m., was erected in 
1868, is i7o'x6i', with a basement, 
3 full stories and mansard roof, 
and cost $140,420. 

The points of chief interest 
within the broad Agricultural 
Grounds are: I. Industrial Hall, 
containing an exhibit of the pro- 
ducts of agricidture of the country, 
and other objects of interest. 2. 
. Pook and Seed Division, where 




42 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND VICINITY. 



the publications and seeds of the Department are packed lor distribution. 3. 
The Conservatories, 320^x30', which contain a large collection of plants of 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM AND 

VICINITY. 




pi-Umgii^ [L^foUOgta. 



economic value. 4. Four Propagating Houses, viz. the Orange, Persimmon, 
Olive and Pine Apple Houses, and two for miscellaneous plants. 5. The 
Grapery, containing the finest varieties. 6. Rose House. 7. Stables, 8, 
Experimental Garden 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



43 



The main entrance is on the N. and the Office of the Commissioner, No. 
2 on the Diagram. Those who wish *'to pay respects," can hand in their 
cards by the messenger. 

The Diagrams will indicate the points of interest in the building. 




FIRST FLOOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

First Floor. — A. Main Entrance. B. Main Staircase to the Library. 
C. and D. Private Stairways, i. Pomologist. 2. Of!iceof the Commissioner 
of Agriculture. 3. Private Office of Commissioner. 4. Disbursing Office. 
5. Ante-Room 6. Chief Clerk. 7. Stationary. 8. Ornithologist. 9. 
Chemist and Mineralogical Collection. 10. Chemist's Office. 11. Labora- 
tory. 12, 13, and 14, Clerl<s. 




SECOND FLOOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

Second Floor.— K and B. Private Stairways. 15. Library ot Agriculture, 
15,000 vols., also the painting "Farmingin Dakota." 16. Museum of Botany, 
containing 150,000 specimens of dried plants of North America. 17. Botan- 
ist's Room. 18. Retiring and Store Rooms. 19. Clerks. 20, 21. Ento- 
mologist's Office. The Stairway B leads to the 3d fl. to the Microscopic, and 
to the Attic to the Forestry and Veternary Divisions in the W. wing. The 
Stairway A leads to the Statistical Division on the 3d fl. of the E. wing. 

o 

From the Agricultural Grounds the tourist will cross 12th St. (Map on 
page 42) and enter that portion of the Mall assigned to the Smithsonian 
Jnstitution and National Museum. The first object of interest reached i§ 



44 



THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION HENRY STATUE. 



Story's semi-heroic Bronze Statue of Prof, Joseph Henry, first Secretary 
of the Smithsonian Institution, N. of the W. wing of the Smithsonian Build- 
ing. This Statue was erected by Congress, unveiled in i88i, and cost $15,000. 
The small brick building W., is used by the Taxidermist, 

The Smithsonian Institution Build- 
ING is open from 9 a, m. to 4.30 p, m. This 
structure, of the Norman Style of the 12th 
century, is 447'xi6o', built of Potomac Sen- 
eca stone, in i847-'56; cost, $450,000. The 
Institution was founded by James Smithson, 
of London, England, who bequeathed his 
estate to his nephew for life, and thereafter 
"to found at Washington, under the name 
of the Smithsonian Institution, an establish- 
ment for the increase and diffusion of knowl- 
edge among men." The sum realized was 
$535,169, The building and maintenance 
has been paid for out of accretions of interest, 
the principal remaining intact. The First 
Floor of the main building contains the Fx- 
hihiti n < f Birds of the National Museum, 
8,000 specimens. The connecting range and 
cloister on the W. and the Gothic Hall at the 
extreme west, which are fire-proof, contain 
the former, the alcoholic collection of fishes 
which is very lirge and valuable, and the lat- 
ter, the collection of marine invertebrates. 




STORY S HENRY. 



corals, and sponges. These represent many 
faunal regions and are better exhibited than 
any other museum in'the world. The group 
America, in terra cotta, is a reproduction of 
one of the marble corner pieces of the Al- 
bert Memorial, Hyde Park, London. The 
panel of Lemoges Faience, 900 tiles, repre- 
sents the genus of man utilizing the waters 
of streams and storms, the fires of volcanos, 
and lightning. 

The entire E. wing is used by the Ad- 
ministrative Offices of the Institution, the 
National Museum. On the 2d fl. is the 
Anthropological Hall or collection of the De- 
partment ot Antiquities of the rv ational ^f||i 
Museum, the finest on this hemisphere. | 

In the main Rotunda of the National 
Museum is "the Daguerre Memorial"^''' 
in granite and bronze, to the discoverer 
of the art of permanently fixing an image 
on a given surface, executed by [. Scott 
Hartley, erected by the Photographers Asso- 
ciation of America, cost $10,000. 
Photographers Convention. 




hartley's daguerre. 
Unvailed August 12-15, 1890, during the 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION— NATIONAL MUS£UM. 



45 



The tourist will next continue his way a few steps towards the E. to the 
Romanesque st*-ucture occupied by the National Museum, open from 9 




THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



a. m. to 4.30 p. m. Main entrance on the N. This edifice, one of the best, 
designed for the purpose, in the world, is of brick, 327'x327', covers 2.35 a., 
WPS erected in 1879 and cost- $250,000. Over the entrance is an «//(?^^nm/ 




THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



46 



THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



^roup representing Columbia as the protectress of Science and Industry. 
The Diagram will explain the arrangement of this interesting collection 




SCALE OF FEET 



FLOOR PLAN OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 

I. Main Entrance. 2. Main Vestibule. Here visitors may register their 
names and are required to deposit umbrellas, canes and packages, no fee 
being charged. 

3 and 6, Telephone and Telegraph Rooms. 4 and 5, Superintendent's 
Office. 7 and 10. Engineer of Property. 9. Chemical Department. 8. 
Stairway to Balcony used by the Label Department. 11. Main North Hall, 
Flemish Tapestry. Relics of Washington, Jackson, and Grant. Technical 
collection of Porcelains. Medals. Collections of U. S. Exploring Expedi- 
tions. 

12. The Rotunda. Statuary and Fountain, Memorial Vases, Daguerre 
Memorial, (see p. 44) &c. The Stainvays lead to the Galleries for the use 
of visitors. 

13. Northwest Court, Aboriginal Pottery Collection. 14. Lecture Hall. 
15. Hallway to Executive Office. 16. Executive Office. 

1 7. Library. The 2d fl.- of this pavilion is devoted to Executive Offices. 

18. Northwest Range. Graphic Arts. Also illustration of methods. 



NATIONAL AND MEDICAL MUSEUMS. 



47 



19. West Hall. Antiquities. 20. ist fl. Curator of Materia Medica. 2d 
fl. Curator of Ethnology. 21. West Entrance, closed. 22. ist fl. Property 
Clerk and Assistant Curator Department of Rocks. 2d fl. Curator of 
Ethnology. 

23. Southviest Range. Depai tment of Minerals. 24. Southwest Court. 
Departments of Metallurgy and Economic Geology. 25. Machinist's Labora- 
tory. 26. Engineer and Stairs. 27. Curator of Minerals. 

28. West South Range, Department of Rocks and Physical Geology. 

29. South Hall, Department of Mammals. 

30. 1st fl. Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology. 2d fl. Curator of Mam- 
mals. 31. South entrance, closed. 32. 1st fl. Office of- Paleontologist. 2d 
fl. Curator of fossils. 

33. East South Range, collection of Skeletons and Skulls. 34. 2d fl. Cur- 
ator of Insects, and Photographer. 1st fl. In the extreme corner is Public 
Comfort Roo77L for gentlemen. 35 and 36. Public Comfort Room for ladies. 
jF 37. Southeast Range, Insects and Drugs and Medicines. 

38. Southeast Court, Fossils. 39. East Hall, Transportation and En- 
gineering. 

40 ana 41. ist fl. Caf^. 2d fl. Modeler. 42. East Entrance, closed. 43 
and 44. Acting Curator of Food and Textiles, and Curator of Fish and 
Fisheries. 2d fl. Assistant Modeler. 

45. Northeast Range, Ships and Boat?. 46. Northeast Court, Arts and 
Industries. 47. East North Range, Fisheries. 48. Assorting Room, 
Ornithologist — Eggs. 

49, 50. The Chemical Labratory of the U. S. Geological Survey. 

The Downing Vase, erected by the American Pomological Society to the 
memory of A. J. Downing who laid out these grounds, is N. of the building. 




THE ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. 

Immediately East of the National Museum, N. W. cor. B and 7 st. S. W., 
(see map page 42,) is the Army Medical Museum and Library Build- 
ing, entrance on B st. south, open from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m., erected 1886-8, 
Cluss & Schulze architects, brick, '232'xi36' ground area, basement and 
three stories, with wirgs; cost, $200,000. 



MEDICAL MUSEUM— FIS a COMMISSION. 



First Floor West Wing and Center, Clerks of the Pension Record Division, 
Surgeon General's Office, East Wing, Exhibit of army medical supplies. 

The buildings in the court are for anatomical purposes, and machinery. 

Suond Floor, West Wing. Library, 200,000 volumes and pamphlets on 
medical subjects, and used in connection with the compilation of Index Cata- 
logue, 20 vols., 1,000 pp. each, the greatest vi^ork of the kind extant Center, 
Administrative. . East Wing, Medical Museum, containing exhibits of 
wounds and diseases. 

At the Medical Museum the tourist will have reached the 7th St. horse cars. 

Before taking the cars he should visit, from this point, the U. S. Fish Com- 
tnission Btiilding, n. w. cor. B and 6th Sts., s. w. 

In the building ot the U. S. FiSH Commission, Central Station, open 
from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m., entrance on 6th St., on the basement fl., from Oct. 20 
to J tine ID, may be seen in operation the appliances and processes of fish 
hatching, and the distribution of Carp from the U. S. Fish Ponds, which the 
tourist is supposed to have already visited. 




THE WASHINGTON BARRACKS. 

The tourist should return to 7th St. and take the street carsS. in order to 
visit the Washingion Barracks, and from thence the Washingtjn Navy Yard. 

Having changed from the main line at Pa. Ave., (Map Page 42,) the cars 
pass the Central Market House, the finest in the city, on the r. They enter 
the Mall, the broad park which connects the parks of the Executive Mansion 
and Washington Obelisk with the Botanic Gardens and Capitol Grounds. At 
the intersection of Md. Ave. and C St. this line crosses the tracks of the 
B. and P. Steam R. R. leading W. to the Long Bridge and to Alexandria, and 
on Va. Ave. it crosses the connecting tracks of the B. and P. R. R. to Bal- 
timore. This portion of the city, on Md. and Va. Aves, is given up to the 
terminal facilities of the B. and P. R, R. The line now passes the wharves 
of the Mount Vernon, Alexandria Ferry and other lines of Steamers. Arling- 
ton and Fort Myer may be seen on the hills in Virginia. At P St. the cars 
turn E. to the main gate of the Washington Barracks Grounds. 



THE WASHINGTON BARRACKS. 



49 



WASHINGTON BARRACKS 
AND VICINITY. 



— — — :!^ . C'cf: s-- \ - to — M 2^^7^i/- Fara>- 




The Washington Barracks, 
the Grounds comprising 70 a , are 
open from sunrise to sunset. VzsiU 
ors may pass the Sentry at the gate 
by stating their desire to view the 
grouni- s. After entering the gate, 
on the r., is the inner channel of the 
Potomac, taken by the hnes of 
Steamers to the Wharves. 

The Map will locate the points 
of interest within the Barracks 
Grounds. 

I. Main gate. 2. Guard House. 
3. Hospital. 4. Magazines. 

5. Firina Stand of Rifle Range. 
This Range 1,000 yards long, is the 
finest in the Eas*^ern States. Prac- 
ticing by the Artillery Team daily, 
from 9 to II a. m,, weather permit- 
ting. 6. Fish Ponds. 7. Com- 
manding and 8 Field Officers Quar- 
ters. 9. Guard House. In front 
of this site stood the scaffold upon 
which Mrs. Surratt and the other 
conspiiators in the assassination of 
President Lincoln \vere hanged. 

10. Headquarters Washing- 
ton Barracks. II, Officer's 
Quarters. 12. Commissary, Quarter- 
master, and Ordnance Offices 13. 
Barracks. 14 Stables. 15. Barracks 
16. Store, 17. Bake, 18. Ice, 19, 
and 20, Tool Houses. 21. Gard- 
ener's Cottage. 22. Store House. 
23. Wagon Shed. 24. Battery 
Park. 25 and 26 Carpenter Shop. 
27. Wood and Coal Houses. 28. 
Battery Stables. 29. Married Men's 
Quarters. 30. Banc Quarters. 

31 to 37, Officer's Quarters. 38. 
Butt of Firing Range. 

39. Wharf on Anacostia. 40. 
Wharf on Potomac where the as- 
sassin Booth's, body was landed. 
Alexandria may be seen on the Va. 
side, and the Governmer t Insane 
Asylum on the hill on the D. C. side, 

41. Battery Drill Ground with 
Mortars and Guns. Drilling 10 a. 
m. daily except Sundays, and un- 
favorable weather. 42. Garrison 
Flag Staff. 

D 



S-o 



THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD. 



After leaving the main gate of the Barracks grounds, a short walk on 4^ 
St. to M St., S. will bring the tourist to the line of the Anacoitia and Poto- 
mac Horse R. R., and proceed to the Navy Yard. 

This line crosses the James jCre k Canal, walled on both sides, 6' deep, 
and is used by boats laden with wood, stone and sand. It also forms the out- 
let of the great Tiber Sewer, which may be seen at the N. end. Across 
the Anacosta, crowning the hill is the Government 'Hospital for the Insane. 

The tourist at 8th St. E. alights in front of the imposing entrance to the 
Yard. From this point this line of cars continues to nth St. E., thence 
across the Anacostia to a point near the Insane Asylum. 



V,'.*-*^-*-*' 




THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD AND GUN FOUNDRY. 

The Navy Yard and Gun Foundry is open from sunrise to sunset, daily, 
except Sunday. Visitors can enter by speaking to the Sergeant of the marine 
guard at the gate. The Yard comprises 42 a. on the N. bank of the Anacostia, 
or Eastern Branch of the Potomac River, about I m. from its confluence with 
the latter stream. It is accessible to vessels of 20' draught. It is now the 
chief Yard for the manufacture of naval supplies, and one of the most com- 
plete gun foundries in the world. 

The numbers on the Map direct the tourist to the places of interest. 

1. Main Gate. On the r. are the Headquarters of the Marine Guard and 
Guard Room, and on the 1. Marine Officer's Quarters. A, is the Flag Staff. 
The Guns were captured from the Tripolitan pirates. 

2. Office of Commandant. Here permits may be obtained to enter the 
shops or go aboard the vessels. 3. Residence of the Commandant. 4. Resi- 
dence of the Captain of the Yard. 5. Officer's Quarters. 6. Dispensary. 
6%. Civil Engineer's Office. 7. Residence of the Ordnance Officer. 8. 
Western Gate. 

9. Museum of Naval Relics and Weapons. 10. Stables, ii. Laboratory. 
12. Ordnance Store House, containing an interesting collection of Ship's. 
Guns. 13. Laboratory, 14. Paint Shop. 15. Magazine. 16 and 17, 
Ordnance Shops. 18. Gun Park. 19. Ordnance Foundry. 



NAVY. YARD., MARINE. BARRACKS,' ,'E.TC. 



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TsTAVY YARD AND MARINE BARRACKS. 

20. Saluting Battery. 21. Saw Mill. 22. AVest Ship House. 




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23. Experimental Battery. The range extends across the channel to the 
Naval Magazine grounds in the distance. 24. Timber Store House. 25 



52 



THE MARINE BARRACKS AND HOSPITAL. 



Commandant's Boat House. 2d fl. Yard Reading Room. At the wharf 
the tourist may go aboard the Monitor in the stream. 26. East Ship House. 
27. Copper Smith. 28 and 29. Brass Foundry. 30. East Gate. 31 and 32, 
Naval Store House. 33. Copper RolUng Mill. 34. Rigging Store House. 
35. Foundry for casting stfel guns. 36. Paymaster's Stores. 37. Forge 
Hammer. 38. Machine and Blacksmith Shops. 39.- Store House. 

The Marine Barracks, main ntj'ance gate on 8th St., is open to visitors 
from sunrise to sunset, it being simply necessary to mention their object to 
the Sergeant of the guard at the gate, in order to pass. The long line of low 
buildings on 8th St. are the Barracks, and the large building in the centre 
the Headquarters, all of which open on the parade within. The Armory is 
on the S. side. 

Marine Band Concerts, free, are held in the Armory of the Barracks 
Mondays, 1.30 to 3 p. m, from January i to May i; Thursdays, on the 
parade, at 4.30 p m., from May i till October i. 

One square N". of the Marine Barracks on 9th and E Sts., s. e., is the 
Naval Hospital, open alter 12 m. 

Car Route to the Capitol. — After leaving the Navy Yard, and having 
visited the Marine Barracks and Naval Hospital, and not desiring to visit the 
Congressional Cemetery, Washington Asylum and U. S. Jail, the tourist will 
take the W. and G. R. R. at the nearest point. 

The tourist returning to the Capitol 

from the Navy Yard, should alight at 

New Jersey Ave. if he desires to visit 

ihe Coast and Geodetic Surv y Build- 

incr. Here will be seen the whole 

process of Draughting, Copper-En- 
graving, Elect rolyping and Printing 

Charts. The U. S. standard Weigh' s 

and Measures are also kept here. 
From New Jersey Ave. the cars 

continue to West Washington or 

Georgetown, in the Triangle at gth St. 

and Pa. Ave., S. side,is Bailey's bronze 

Statue of Gen. John A. Rawlins, 

Gen. Grant's Chief of Staff and Secre- 
tary of War, erected by Congress in 

1873, 3t a cost of $10,000. 

At loth St. stands the marble statue 
bailey's raw- of the Philosopher and Pointer, Ben 
LINs. jamin Franklin, by Ernest Plassman, 

designer, Jacques Touvenal, sculptor, presented to the city 1889 by Stil'son 
Hutchins. It is 8'6" high, standing upon a granite pedestal ii' high. The 
subject is represented in the garb of the days of his diplomatic residence at the 
French Court of Versailles. 

Detour, via the Congressional Cemetery, Washington Asylum 
AND U. S. Jail, to the Statue of Emancipation. — The tourist wishing 
to visit the points of interest above named, will start at E on 8th St., (see 
Map P. 51. ") 

At nth St. and Pa. Ave. is the City Post Office. Ground $800,000. 
Building, romanesque, $1,900,000; 306^x200'; 8 stories high ; clock tower 





plassman s frank- 
lin. 



CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY JAIL. 



53 




THE CITY POST OFFICE. 



250', designed by E. J. Edbrokoe, 
supervising architect U. S. Treas- 
VLiy. Will be completed 1894. 

At i^}4 ^t. and Pa. Ave. is the 
extensive power house of the W. 
& G. Str. Rwy. 

The Congressional Cemete- 
ry, or Parish Cemetery of Christ 
Church, near the Navy Yard, re- 
ceived its name from having been 
the place of sepulture of Senators 
and Representatives who died in 
the city during the early years of 
the century, or to whom memorial 
Cenotaphs were erected. There 
are also two Vice-Presidents, Gerry 
and Clinton, and Generals, Ad- 
mirals and o'hers of National re- 
nown, buried here. The site over- 



looks the Anacostia River. The first interment was in 1807. 

From the "Congressional" Cemetery the tourist will contint e on E. to 
19th St. On I9lh St is the Woik House, a few steps further N.is the Wash- 
ington Asylum, or Alms House, and still a few steps further N. the U. S. 




the u. s. jail. 

Jail. In this Jail Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield, was confined 
and executed. Visitors who desire simply to be shown through the Jail will 
be admitted by application at the Warden's Office, main entrance, every day 
except Sundays, between 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. 

From the U. S. Jail the tourist can take the most direct route, about 8 
minuies walk, to Lincoln Square, where stands the Statue of Emancipaiion. 



54 



LINCOLN SQUARE EMANCIPATION STATUE. 



CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY, JAIL, ETC. 




ANACOSTIA 



In Lincoln Square stands Ball's semi- 
heroic Bronze Group, Emancipation, 
representing Abraham Lincoln pre- 
senting the proclama'ion of fredome 
to a liberated slave. The Statue was 
unveiled Aprjl 14, 1876, the anniver- 
sary of Lincoln's assassination. It 
cost $17,000. The first contribution 
was $5 GO from'ECharlotte Scott, a 
freed woman of Virginia, and her 
first earnings in freedom. After view- 
ing the Statue of Emancipation the 
tourist will leave Lincoln Square by :po: 
Ea^t Capitol St., a thoroughfare 160' I^^ 
wide with a fine vista of Americm "^ 
Elms and North Carolina Poplars, 
extending from Lincoln Square W. to 
East Capitol Park. At 9th St., E., on East Capitol St., he may take the 




uuiuuimmmiiuluijmruiuuram 

ball's emancipation. 



GREENE STATUE U. S. PENSION BUILDING. 



55 



Horse Cars of the East Capitol St. line of the Metropolitan R. R., fare 
5 cts., or 6 tickets for 25 cts., good on all lines, thus commencing the return 
tour, via. the Capitol and to places of interest in the northern central parts 
of the city and west end. 

'At 8th St. 'n. e. the building with the pointed 
towers seen on the hills N. of the city, is the 
Deaf and Dumb Asylum. At 5th St., n. e. the 
tourist should leave the cars for a short walk 
along that street, N, to Stanton Sqttare, where 
stands Brown's Bronze Equestrian Statue of the 
Revolutionary General, Nathaniel Greene. 
The total cost, to include pedestal, was $50,000. 
From this point a fine view of the Capitol can be 
had by looking along Md. Ave. towards the s. w. 
The large building fronting this square on the S. 
is the Peabody Public School. 

Returning to the line of street cars at 3d '^t., n, e. 
the route continues to ist St., n. e. passing the 
new Congressional Library Building and along the 







brown S GREENE. 

Capitol Park. 

The large, now private building, on the s. e. cor. of Md. Ave. and ist St., 
after the burning of the Capitol in 1814, was occupied by Congress. Dur- 
ing the War of the Rebellion, i86i-'65, it was used as a prison for political 
offenders. Also within those walls was hanged Wirz, the prison keeper ot 
Andersonville. 




THE U. S. PENSION BUILDING. 



At 4th St. and Indiana x\ve., the line reaches Judiciary Square, passing on 
he r. the U, S. Court House and Lincoln Column, by'Lot Flannery, erected 
y contributions of- patriotic citizens. The -former was erected in i82o-'4.Q 



56 JUDICIARY SQUARE, INTERIOR DEPT. AND VICINITIES. 



INTERIOR DEPARTMENT AND VICINITY. 




PATENT OFFICE GENERAL POST-OFFICE. 



57 



IS 25o'xi8o', has a freestone basement and stuccoed superstructure, and on 
the S. front, Ionic Porticoes. It was formerly the City Hall but is now occu- 
pied by the Courts of the U. S. and the District of Columbia. At 5th St., 
W. the cars turn N. and at F St., turn W. The immense brick structure 




INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, (PATENT OFFICE.) 

on the N. portion of Judiciary Square, is the U. S. Pension Building, 400'x 
200' and 75' high. It is fire proof throughout. The frieze over the first story 
consists of a terra cotta sculptured band 3' high, representing Mihtary and 
Naval subjects. The building cost $1,000,000 and required 15,000,000 bricks. 
The court will accommodate 18,000 persons at an inauguration ball, and 
59,000 persons closely packed. 




THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE. 

After passing 7th St., on the N. stands the Department of the Interior 
(Patent Office), open from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. This massive structure, 4S3'x 
331', was erected i836-'6o, and cost $2,500,000. The centre is of free stone 
,apd the wings of marble, resting on a basenient of granite. 



58 



MC PHERSON — FARRAGUT — SCOTT STATUES. 



The Museum of Models of the Patent Office, open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m., 
contains 200,000 models. The four halls are of superb construction, and 
contain many objects of historic interest in addition to the valuable and 
instructive collection of models, representing the inventive genius of the 
American people. Directly S. of the Interior Department is the General 
Post-Office, open from 9 a. m. to 2 p.m. Commenced in 1839 and 
finished in 1867; cost, $2,700,000. The structure is of marble and belongs 
to the Corinthian order. In the suite of apartments of the Postmaster- 
General, is a collection of Crayon Portraits of those Officers since the 
foundation of the Government. On the third floor, reached by the stairway 
from the E. door on the N. front of the building, is the Dead Letter Office 
Musettm. At 8th St., one square S., stands the Money Order Office. 

At loth St., one square S. is Ford's Theatre 
building, the place of assassination of Presi- 
dent Lincoln. In the back parlor of the house, 

No. 516, 

opposite, 

Presi dent 

Lincoln 

died after 

being car- 
ried fr om 

the Theatre 
At H and 

15 Sts., n. 

w., is the 

Columbian 
=^ University, 





MRS. HOXIE'S FARRAGUT. 



ROBisso's MC PHERSON. The new 

building is a 

fine brick structure, 12 i'x64, 4 stories high and richly ornamented with appro- 
priate alti rehvi in terra cotta, erected in i883-'4, and cost of building and 
ground, $150,000. Visitors will be shown through the building by the 

janitor. At this point the cars pass with- 
in one square of the Bronze Equestrian 
Statue of Gen. J. B. McPherson, by 
Robisso, erected in 1876, by the Society 
of the Army of the Tennessee, and cost 
$23,500. The superb granite pedestal, by 
the Government, cost $25,000. 

From this Statue the tourist may return 
by way of Vermont Ave. to H St., and 
thence resume his journey by the same line 
of cars, (proceeding W.) passing Lafayette 
Park and Statue of Gen. Jackson, on the 
L, or he may take I or K Sts., N., and 
walk two squares W. to the heroic Statue 
of Admiral David G. Farragut, U.S. 
Navy, by Mrs. Vinnie Ream Hoxie, 
ordered by Congress, 1872, cast from metal 
BROWN s SCOTT. ^f ^j^g propellor of the Admiral's Flag Ship, 

artford, unveiled 1881, and cost $20,000; Pedestal $5,000. 




STATUE OF DUPONT OAK HILL CEMETERY AQUEDUCT. 59 




Take the horse cars on 17th St. to N St., or walk, via 17th St. to R. I. 
Ave., and thence to the intersection of R. I. and Mass. Avenues, to the Bronze 
Equestrian Slatue of Gen. Winfield Scott, by H K. Brown, ordered by Con- 
gress 1867, erected 1874, cost $20,000. The Pedestal consists of 5 blocks of 
granite. Thence return by N St. to Conn. Ave. Opposite stands the fine 
mansion of the British Legation, and one square be- 
yond is the heroic Bronze Statue of Rear Admiral 
Samuel F. Dupont, by Launt Thompson, ordered 
by Congress 1882, erected 1884, cost, $14,000. In 
this section of the city, the " West End," which is the 
chief quarter of fashionable life, are situated the finest 
private residences and Church edifices, of all denomi- 
nations, in Washington. They may be located by 
reference to the Maps. 

Thence take the horse cars, every few minutes, which 
continue W., crossing Rock Creek into West Washing- 
ton. At 30th or Washington St., W. Washington, 
the tourist should ahght and walk to Oak Hill Cem- 
etery. This beautiful city of the dead, the gift of 
W. W. Corcoran, comprises 30 a., and has an endow- 
ment of $120,000 from that gentleman. Just W. of 
the Chapel, near the main gate, is the Grave of J. How- 
ard Fay rte, the author of " Home, Sweet Home," and 
a monument to his memory, erected in 1884, when his 
remains were removed from Tunis, Africa, and deposi- 
ted there. The remains of many other distinguished 
men rest in this Cemetery. Thompson's dupont. 

From this point along Road St , " Georgetaivn Heights,'" a short walk will 
bring the tourist to the High Seivice Reservoir, capacity, 1,000,000 gallons, 
fed by the pumping engines at the Washington Aqueduct Bridge. 

Thence walking S along High St. to 3d (P) St., the cars will carry him I0 
35th (Fayette) St., on the n. w. cor. of which stands the Convent and 
Academy of the Visitation, ( Roman Catholic), founded in 1 799. The Academy 
is open to visitors on Wednesdays and Saturdays after 12 m., Entrance from 
35th (Fayette) St. In the Vault of the Convent rest the remains of a daugh- 
ter of Gen. Winfield Scott, a religieuse of the order. 

From the Academy, a short walk of one square S. to 2d (O) St., and thence 
three squares E., will lead the tourist to Georgetown College, a fine stone 
structure of the pointed style. 

After leaving the College, the tourist should return to 36th (Lingam) St., 
and thence proceed S. to M (Bridge) St. From the Nezv Iron Bridge, 
built 1887-8, he will have a good view of the extensive Coal Chiit-'s and the 
Shipping of West Washington. West Washington, or Georgetown is the 
Port of Entry of Washington. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which ter- 
minates here, before the destructive freshets of 1889 brought coal from Cum- 
berland, the entrepot of the Western Maryland and W. Virginia Coal Fields, 
to tide water, a distance of 182 m. This Canal, commenced in 1828, 182 m. 
long, cost $13,000,000, and was one of the finest works of the kind in the 
U. S. 

The tourist should now take the W. and G R. R. on M (Bridge) St. at 
32d (High) St. and return to the city, viewing the objects of interest 
on either side ot the route. (Continued on P. 61.) 



6o WEST WASHINGTON. 




WEST WASHINGTON. 



iF the suburbs of Washington, the old Maryland borough of George- 
town, now known as West Washington, is the most important 
)lt is separated from the Capital by Rock Creek. It lies at the head of 
navigation on the Potomac River and nestled in the beautiful hills at 
the foot of the Little Falls of that stream presents a picturesque appearance. 
Its population in 1880 was 12,578. This is made the initial ox starting point 
of this complete tour of the magnificient governing City of the Nation. 

In order to reach Washington the tourist, having visited the places of 
interest in this portion of West Washington, (Geo'c'n), including the Post- 
office and Custom House, a granite edifice, may take the horse cars of the 
Washington and Georgetown R. R., which start at High (32) St., vV., and 
thence proceed E. on Bridge (M) St. 

Should the tourist desire to visit the Boat Houses, he will not take the cars 
at this point, but proceed by High (32d) St., crossing the Chesapeake and 
Ohio canal by a stone bridge, and passing the Grace P. E. Ch. on the 1., to 
the fine Boat Houses of the Cohctnba and one square W , of the Poto- 
mac Boat Chibs. The janitor will show visitors through the buildings, which 
are complete in all their appointments and well worthy of a visit by persons 
interested in aquatic sports. The Analostan Boat House may be seen fur- 
ther down the river shore. Just above in the Potomac channel, is the "finish" 
of the National Boat Course. 

From the Columbia and Potomac Boat Houses, the tourist would do well to 
return to Bridge (M) St., and tl ence visit the Washington Aqueduct 
Bridge, by proceeding along Bridge to Green (29th) St., to the Fountain, 
where he will leave the line of the car track and by a direct and short course 
reach the point desired. This symmetrical structure spans Rock Creek and 
carries the water supply of Washington over that stream from the great mains 
on the West Washington side, through two 48 in. iron pipes to the Washing- 
ton side, the pipes forming an arch of 290 ft. span which supports a road- 
way and connects Washington and West Washington. At the foot of the W 
abutment are the pumping engines used for supplying the High Service 
Reservoir. This may be visited by permission obtained 

at the Aqueduct office, at the W. end of the bridge. 

The view from this bridge overlooks the terminal locks and basins of the 
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, the Wharves and Potomac River; and 
the narrow and deep ravine through which Rock Creek finds its way from 
the picturesque hills of the interior, to the Potomac. The iron truss 
bridge near by connects M with Bridge (M) St., n. w., and is used by the 
W. & G. line of street cars. A short walk along Pa. Ave. will bring the 
tourist back to the line of cars. 

Street Car Route.— West Washington to Washington Statue. 
Should the tourist not desire to specially visit the objects of interest men- 
tioned, he will take the street cars at any point on Bridge (M)St., and in 
crossing Rock Creek, view the Washington Aqueduct and Bridge on tlie 8. 
from the cars. The same view of the vaUey of the stream will also be had, 
looking N. or S. " 



WASHINGTON STAtU£ — NAVAL OBSERVATORY. 



6l 



{^Continued from Page 59.) 

After passing 24th St. we reach Washington Circle and Statue. Here 

w c uui may leave the cars to take 
\:^ , a vitw oi the colossal Equestrian 

Statute of General George Wash- 
ington, 1 y Clark Mills, ordered in 
1853, and cost $50,000. 

'1 he tourist at Washington Circle 
has the option of retarning to the cars 
and contii lUing along Pa. Ave. to the 
■loup of points of interest in the 
icinity of ihe Executive mansion,"or 
V ■' sh '-t f'etour afoot, can visit the 
Analostan Boat House (See P. 60) 
and Naval Observatory, soon to be 
removed. Arriving at the gate, enter 
the Observatory grounds and pro- 
ceed to the N. door, or main entrance 
(open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. ) of the 
main building, and touch the electric 
bell. The first building reached on 
mill's WASHINGTON. the E. is the Residence of the Sitper- 

mtendent, not open to the public. The messenger in the mam building will 
make the arrangements to see the many objects of interest. 








luUi 




UYONS^S, 



U. S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY. 



With the aid ot the numbers which run from the central pier West, East 
and South the visitor will bet er understand the explanations. 

I. Pier of brick 12' in diameter and 28' high which supports the smaller 
equatorial. The "Meridian of Washington" passes through the centre of 
this dome. The Time-ball is dropped every day at 12 M. from the mast 
and simnltaneously the time is transmitted to all parts of the U. S 

II. Office of the Superintendent III and IV. Offices. V. Packing Room. 
VI. Room of the Mural Circuit and Transit. 

VII. Chronometer Room in which chronometers are kept and rated for the 
use of the Navy, and from which the standard mean-time is despatched to all 
parts of the U. S., in connection with the time-ball on the smaller dome. 



62 



STATUES OF THOMAS AND LUTHER. 



VIII. Library containing 13,000 vol- 
umns relating to Astronomy and kindred 
sciences. 

IX. Standard Sidereal Clock. X. 
Transit Circle. XL Prime Vertical 
Transit. XII. Machine Shop. XIII. 
Room of Officer in charge of the great 
Equatorial. XVI. Sleeping apartments 
of the same. XV. The great Equatorial. 
Object glass, 26". This is one of the 
largest telescopes of the kind in the 
world. It cost $47,000. The dome is 
41' in diameter and 40' high. The in- 
strument is run by a reaction water- 
wheel. 

XVI. Residence of the Superintendent. 
The rooms on the second fl. of the main 
buildmg are used by officers and profes- 
sors in charge of instruments. A new 
observatory is being erected. 

A view may be had of the River Park, 
reclaimed by the Government at a vast 
expense. At the foot of the hill the En- 
glish General Braddock, landed his troops 
preparatory to his march from Alexandria, 
Va., to the fatal banks of the Mononga- 
hela, in 1755. 

THOMAS AND LUTHER STATUES. 



Starting at New York Ave. and 15th 
St., passing the Young Af eft's Christian 
Association on the 1., the cars turn N 
into 14th St., W. At M Ste is the 
Bronze Statue of Gen. George H. 
Thomas, by J. Q. A. Ward, erected in 
1879 by the Society of the Army of the 
Cumberland, cost, $40,000. Immedi- 
ately N.are the Memorial Lutheran 
Church, and heroic Bronze Statue 
of Martin Luther, the Gerrran tl 
Religious Reformer, a replica of the 
central figure of the Luther Memo- 
rial, or Reformation Group, by 
Reitschel, at Worms, Germany, 
erected by an association of Luther- 
ans in 1884, in commemoration of 
the 400th anniversary of the Re- 
ormer's birth, Nov. 10, 1483, cost, 
with pedestal, $io,ooc. The cars 
continue to Boundary. The Garfield 
Hospital'vi at the N. end of nth St., 
W. 



STATUE OF THOMAS. 



f-v SlATfdrews 



Q. JV 



nrrn 







H. 



^[mUflrd^A I ^ 



Try T o fJhe Cccp'l ^— 



ibMWlT. 



THOMAS AND LUTHER STATUES GOV'T PRINTING OFFICE. 63 



THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE AND 
DEAF MUTE COLLEGE. 



The tourist desiring to visit the Government Print- 
ing Office vi'ill take the Columbia Horse Cars. This 
line begins on New York York Ave. at 15th St., W,, 

After crossing 1 4th 

St., for points of in- 
terest along his course, 

the tourist vi^ill follow 

his route on the Map. 
At N. Capitol St. he 

will alight, and on 

that street enter the 

Government Print- 
ing Office, open 

from 9 a. m. to 4 p. ni. 

Ascend to the 2d fl., 

the messenger will 

make the necessary ar- 
rangements. On the 1st fl. are the Press and Proof- 
reading Rooms; 2d fl., the Composing Rooms and 
Offices; 3dfl., the Bindery, and 4th fl., Folding Room. 

From the Government Printing Office the streetcars reitschel's luther* 




WARD'S THOMAS 





64 



DEAF AND DUMB COLLEGE ENVIRONS. 



continue E. At 7th St., n. e. the tourist may leave the cars and >{pAv the o; 
Columbia Institution for the Deal and Dumb, at the N. end of that street. 
The Institution is open on Thursday for visitors to the School. It is sus- 
tained by Congress for the use of the District of Columbia and the Army 
and Navy. A Collegiate Department, open to both sexes is attached. The 
main building is of the pointed gothic style, and contains the Chapel, Lecture 
Rooms, &c. 




THE COLUMBIA INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB — CHAPEL. 

The large buildings near by are the Dormitories, Class-rooms, &c. 

The horse cars from 7th St., E,, continue to the E. Boundary of the city. 
Opposite is Graceland Cemetery, and a short distance N. on the Baltimore 
Turnpike, is Mount Olivet, Roman Catholic Cemetery. Wirz, the Ander- 
son ville Prison Keeper, is buried here. Two miles beyond is the Reform 
School, established in 1866, which occupies the site of Ft. Lincoln. The 
tourist may return by the same route or walk to Lincoln Square and thence 
return by the Metropolitan R. R. 

THE ENVIRONS OF WASHINGTONT. 



(Pf^ HE immediate vicinity of Washington presents a number of places of in- 
'iljL terest to invite the attention of the tourist, and which, if time permits, 
vLJi should be visited before leaving the City. (See Rates of Public Convey- 
ances.) 

NORTH OF WASHINGTON. 

The regions along the northern boundary of Washington present many ob- 
jects of interest in nature and art. The country, particularly in a north- 
westerly direction, is exceedingly picturesque. The spurs of the outlying 
foot hills of the Blue Ridge mountains impinge upon the very confines of the 
Capital in the picturesque Heights of Georgetown, which are studded with 
many beautiful villas, some dating back to colonial times. The scenery along 
the river road of the Potomac, or along the "conduit" road on the crest of 
the hills is very picturesque. 



SOLblERS HOME FORT STEVENS. 



6s 



Leaving West Washington via Georgetovi^n and Tenallytown E. R. R., a 
ride of three miles, through a region beautifully diversified by hill and dale, 
copse and meadow, brings the tourist 1o "Oak View," President Grover 
Cleveland's former summer residence, and the site of the proposed Metho- 
dist University. Steps are under way to secure the funds for the erection 
of the buildings. Bishop Hurst is the chief promoter of the movement. 

On almost every commanding elevation may be seen some trace of the 
cordon of forts which formed the defenses of Washington during the War oi 
the Rebellion. The map will indicate the most prominent points of interest. 

Soldiers' Home, NationalCemetery, Rock Creek Church, Bright- 
wood, Ft. Stevens, Battle Cemetery, and Mt. Pleasant. — To the Sol- 
diers" Home is the fashionable drive, particularly of a Summer evening. 

Leaving the City by 7th St. to 




THE soldiers' HOME. 



Whitney Ave., the large building 
on the hill on the r., after pass- 
ing the Boundary, is the Haivard 
University, incorporated 1867, for 
the education of youth, (colored,) 
irrespective of color or sex. A 
Normal School is attached. The 
New Reservoir is just east" An- 
other outward route is by New 
York Ave. and N. CapitolSt., and 
Lincoln Ave., passing Glemvood 
Cemeiery, 90 a. beautifully laid 
out, with many fine monuments. 
The Soldiers' Home is for 
Regulars or Volunteers who 
served in the Mexican War, and 
privates in the Regular Army. 
It was founded by an appropria- 
tion of the pillage money levied 
After entering the grounds, which 



by Gen. Scott on the City of Mexico. 

comprise 500 a., may be seen near the buildings the "heroic Statue of Gen. 
WiNFiELD ScoTT, by Launt Thompson, erected in 1874 by the Home, in 
honor of its founder, cost, $18,000. 

After viewing the fine buildings and the " Capitol Vista," leave the grounds 
by the N. gate and visit the National Military Cemetery, containing 
S»424 graves, and the granite Memorial Chapel containing the remains of Gen. 
John A. Logan. Also Rock Creek (St Paul's Episcopal) Church and 
Cemetery, adjoining, the oldest in the District of Columbia, erected 1719, of 
imported bricks, and remodeled in 1868. Thence drive to ^rz^//./7£^^^<f,- and 
thence to Ft. Stevens, the scene of a severe battle and defeat of a Confed- 
erate force in July, 1864, and the nearest approach of the eliemy to Washington. 
A Methodist Chuich now stands on the site. A short distance beyond is the 
Battle Cemetery where the killed were interred. Return to the City by 
the road leading to the right at Brightwood, and passing through Mojtnt Pleas- 
ant, one of the N. suburbs, enter Washington at 14th St., VV. The large 
building on the hill at the head of 15th St., W., is the Way land Seminary, 
founded in 1865, by the Baptists, for the education of colored preachers. 

Cabin-John and Chain Bridges, and Little and Great Falls of 
the Potomac. — The round-trip is 30 m. from Rock Creek. Leave West 



66 RESERVOIR-— AQUEDUCT — ^FALLS OP^POTOMAC. 



Washington by T (7th) St., to the Conduit Road, The first point, 2^m., is 
the Distributing Reservoir, 33 a. ; capacity, 300,000,000 galls, elevat'n, 144.' 
Here the mains to the city commence, and here the 9-ft. cylindrical Conduit 
from the Great Falls of the Potomac terminates. The next point, 2 m., is 
the Receiving Reservoir, capacity, 163,000,000 galls. Resuming the drive on 
the Conduit, 3 m, is Glen Echo, Maryland, and its Chattauqua Amphitheater 
and other buildings and Cabin-John Bridge, the longest arch of ma- 
sonry, 220' with 57J^' rise, in the world. The Bridge is 400' long, cost, 
$237,000. A good dinner may be had at the hotel. The Conduit road 
continues to the Great Falls of the Potomac, the starting point of the Aque- 
duct, 8 m. distant. The entire delivering capacity of the Reservoir is 80,- 
000,000 gals, in 24 hours, cost $3,500,000. From Cabin-John Bridge, at 
the Distributing Reservoir, take the road to the r. to Chain Bridge, so 
named because the original structure was protected from the violence of 
freshets by chains, and return by the river road along the Chesapeake and 
Ohio Canal and Little Falls of the Potomac, to West Washington. 

Naval Observatory. — One half mile north of Georgetown, take electric 
cars, High street road, Georgetown, near the Tenleytown road, on the line 
of Massachusetts Ave. extended, and on a commandmg elevation overlooking 
a vast stretch of city and country, is situated the new Naval Observatory. 
The tract, purchased in 1881, embraces 62 a., cost $72,000. In '87, Con- 
gress appropriated $400,000 for buildmgs, erected '88-91, viz: main building 
307^x62', great equatorial house dome with a radius 22 j^', clock house for 
time service, east and west transit circle houses, 2 observers buildings, prime 
vertical buildings, I boiler house, all of New York marble. 

The Rock Creek Park. — This picturesque stretch of ground on both 
sides of Rock Creek, accessible by street cars leading into the extreme N. 
W. section of Washington, begins on the N. of the Blagden Mills road where 
intersected by W. line, i6th St. extended, and comprises 1980 a. or 3 m. 
long, purchased by A. Cong. '90, for $1,200,000. This park will be beauti- 
fied by drives, walks, and other embellishments, through the genius of the 
landscape gardener. 

Zoological Park. — This interesting locality, adjacent to the Rock Creek 
Park, and near Woodly Lane, i mile N. W. of Washington, will be, when 
completed, one of the most extensive establishment of the kind in the 
world. The ground, 166 a., was purchased by Cong,, 1889, for $176,128. 
The proper structures are being erected and the ground is otherwise being 
placed in order. 

The Catholic University, reached by the Eckington and Soldiers' 
Home E. R. R. from 15th and G Streets, or New York Avenus at 7th Street 
N. W., 3 m., occupies a site at the N. terminus of 4th Street E. The granite 
and Potomac blue stone building is spacious. Ring at the main entrance. 
The room on the right contains some fine paintings, one of Miss Marial 
Cuendalinal Caldwell, whose gift of $300,000 led to the founding of the in- 
stitution for theology and philosophy. In the N. hall is a collossal marble 
statue of Pope Leo XIII, by Guiseppe Lucetti, presented by Count Joseph 
Loubat, of New York. Cost, $20,000. Unveiled 1891. The chapel is also 
fine The building nearby is occupied by the Paulist fathers. TheMcMahon 
Hall of Philosophy, at right angles to the Divinity building, was the gift ot 
Rev. James McMahon. The basement is Port Deposit granite. The super- 
structure Potomac blue stone trimmed with Woodstock granite. Cost $350,- 
000. Erected 1892-94. Educational chiefly in social sciences. 



INSANE ASYLUM — CAVALRY BARRACKS — ARLINGTON. 



67 



SOUTH OF THE ANACOSTIA- RIVER. 
Anacostia and the Government Hospital for the Insane. — This 
trip may be very conveniently made afoot. Take the W. and G. R. R. to the 
Navy Yard, and there get a transfer ticket on the Anacostia and Potomac 
R. R. and cross the Navy Yard Bridge to Anacostia, and within I m. of the 
Asylum. The Government Hospital for the Insane, (visiting days, 
Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p. m., and friends of patients every day except Sun- 
day,) was founded in 1855. The main building, 75o'x20o', occupies a com- 
manding site overlooking the two rivers and the City, and has 550 single 
rooms. The W. wing is for males, and the E. for female patients. There 
are accommodations in all the buildings for 1,000 patients. 




government hospital for the insane. 
SOUTH OF THE POTOMAC RIVER. 

Ft. Myer, Arlington and National Cemetery. — These places, open 
every day from sunrise to sunset, can be easily reached afoot by those choos- 
ing this means of visiting them, by taking the W. and G. R. R., to the 
Georgetown Aqueduct. There is a fixed charge of $5 for carriages. 

After crossing the Iron Bridge at the Aqueduct, take the milit\ry road to 
the r. following the army telegiaph line to Ft. Myer, i.m. This is the sta- 
tion of the cavalry of the garrison of Washington. Pass through the Fort 
and follow the road leading to the rear gate of the National Cemetery. 
The main drive will lead to Arlington House. This was the home of G. 
W. Parke Custis, the adopted son of Gen. Washington, and later of Robert 
E. Lee, after 1861, Commander of the Confederate Forces in the Rebellion 
of i86i-'5. There are buried here over 16,000 soldiers. In front of the man- 
sion is the grave of General Sheridan. To the north are other officers buried. 
The granite sarcophagus, S. of the mansion, contains the bones of 2, ii I un- 
known soldiers. The Superintendent will give further information. From 
the Mansion return to Washington by Long Bridge, or by direct road back 
to West Washington. The latter being nearer. The entire distance by this 
route, is 3^ m. 

THE POTOMAC RIVER TO MOUNT VERNON. 
Mount Vernon. — The Home and Tomb of George Washington, may b^ 



tHE tOtOMAC TO MOUNT VERNOl^. 




THE MANSION, (looking towards the iivei.) 

reached by steamer leaving the 7lh St. wharf every day except Sunday, 
a. m., returning at 3.30 p. m.; Fare, $1.00. 

After passing the Washington Barracks and the 
mouth of the Anacostia the steamer touches at the 
old Virginia City of Alexandria, passes the Light 
House at Jones' Point, the site of the corner 
stone of the boundaries of the D. C, planted in 
1 791, touches at Ft. Fcote, Maryland, an aban- 
doned earth-work of the War of the Rebellion, 
1861-65, ^^d Ft. Washington, an old time stone 
case-mated work, and thence to Mount Ver- 
non on the opposite side of the river. Distance, 
14 m. The competent Superintendent of the 
place will explain all points of interest. 

The mansion is of wood, 96' long. The center 
was erected by Lawrence, half brother to the Gen- 
eral, and the wings were added by the General, and 
named after Admiral Vernon, of the British Navy, 
under whom Lawrence Washington served. 

The Mount Vernon Ladies'' Association of the 
Union, incorporated 1859, purchased the mansion 
and contiguous grounds, 200 acres, for $200,000, 
and has restored and preserved them as nearly 
as practicable as in the days of their great propri- 
etor. In 1887 Jay Gould contributed the money 
for the adjoining tract, 33 J-^ acres on the north. 
The original tract embraced 7,600. 

Within the buildings the rooms have been ap- 



at I 




TOMB OF WASHINGTON 



MOUNT VERNON. 



69 



propriately fitted up, and relics or other remembrances of Washington placed 
in them 

On the second floor, at the south, is the room in which Washington died 



1. UAnaiiin. H- 

3, IQtchen 12- 

3i Seram^BaU. IS- 

4w Dsfiiy-- Jt- 

5. TjSimffrv-; J5; 

6j Sinoie House. 16. 

7. CIeFKS Office. 17. 

8, Gaeacnet'sHonset 19< 
a SaltHDiE& 20. 

10. Wea\ang,S^niJlM'^6hoe^2L 
ami Harness Making 22. 



House> 






23. 
24; 
25. 
26- 

28. 
2ft 

30- 

31, 
32. 



FireRrooC. 

ZTewIcelfcnise. 

Servants Qjiatters.' 

Green House* 

Servanis Quancrs. 

'Sevf Green Honsei 

18, See31Ionses^ 

Old Ice Bbn jSr 

Ban). 

Com HoiTsev mew',) 

Summer House «nd Vadlt 

Old Tonib, 

NeiirTomb, 

VcgeraMe Ganlcn. 

Flower GardeiK 

Lnwji. 

Front Lawn. 

Monument to J, AWsslir 

ington. 
jffomimenl to JuSgeWash.- 

jngion and ■vvife^. 
Monumenl lo Mrs. Ccmraa. 
Monumenllo Eleanor Parke. 

Lewi's. 



'^""••••••...«n*.V."«"'""»»"; 




•\Cg 




of the grounds aroandthe 
MTVERN^ON MANSION 

117/// Ihe names ofihcBuUdlngS 

as It seel in. 

G':WasJdiigLons lim^ 




ROTO MA O 



Deer Park. 



RIVK H 



Dec. 14, 1799. The simple bed is the same from which the soul of Wash- 
ington took its flight to the eternal world. Mrs. Washington died two years 
after in the room directly above. The other rooms assigned to the States 
are also objects of absorbing interest. The viezv from the cupola is very fine. 

MOUNT VERNON AVENUE. 

A movement is on foot to build a memorial highway, 200 feet wide, from 
the Nation's Capital, beginning at the proposed Memorial Bridge, at the foot 
of New York Avenue, or the New Iron Bridge, West Washington, to the 
home and tomb of Washington, a distance of 14 miles. In 1888, the Virginia 
Legislature granted articles of incorporation and gave ihe corporation the 
privilege to ask the return of the $120,000 granted by the State of Virginia 
in 1790 for the erection of public buildings in the Federal city, in considera. 
tion of its location on the Potomac, and to be used in carrying out the work 

The roadway is to be 60' widih 70' on either side for parking and orna- 
mentation. The points of interest along the route would be, Arlington 
House, National Cemetery, Alexandria, to Mount Vernon, making a drive 
of 2.y2, hours. Returning to Alexandria take the ferry back to Washington. 



70 DIRECTORY FOR STRANGERS. 



GENEEAL IISTFOEMATIOIS^. 

RAILROADS : The traveling public have every facility for reaching every 
part of the United States by railroad from Washington. 

Pennsylvania Route: Charles E. Pngh, General Manager; J, R.Wood, 
General Passenger Agent; George W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger 
Agent, Philadelphia; Robert A. Parke, Passenger Agent, South Eastern 
District, Washington, D. C. 

Leave Washington, from station, cor. Sixth and B Sts, as follows : 

Pittsburg and the West, Chicago Limited Express of Pullman Vestibuled 
Cars, daily; Fast Line, daily, to Chicago, Columbus and St. Louis, M^ith par- 
lor car Harrisburg to Pittsburg, and sleeping cars Pittsburg to Indianapolis, 
Pittsburg to Columbus, Altoona to Chicago. St. Louis and Cincinnati Ex- 
press, daily. Parlor car Washington to Harrisburg, sleeping cars Harris- 
burg to St. Louis and Cincinnati, and dining car Harrisburg to St. Louis. 
Columbian Express, daily. Buffet parlor car Washington to Harrisburg and 
sleeping and dining cars Harrisburg to Chicago. Western Express, daily, 
sleeping cars Washington to Chicago and St. Louis, connecting daily at Har- 
risburg with sleepers Louisville and Memphis. Pullman dining cars Pitts- 
burg to Richmond and Chicago. Pacific Express, daily, for Pittsburg and 
the west, with sleeper to Pittsburg, and Pittsburg to Chicago. 

For Erie, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara, daily, with sleeping car. 

For New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and the East, daily, and almost 
hourly. Limited Pullmnn vestibule parlor cars, vestibule passenger coaches 
and dining cars, p 40 a. m. week days. 

Congressional Limited, with dining car from Baltimore for New York, 4 
p. m., daily; for Philadelphia, week days only. Extra charge. Boston, 
without change, daily. 

For Richmond and the South, twice daily. 

The New York and Chicago Limited embraces vestibule sleeping, dining, 
drawing-room and smoking room cars, the most superb and luxurious railway 
coaches ever built. Meals are served from bills of fare. Extra fare tickets 
to be had at station. Tickets and information in public prints and at the of- 
fice, 13th St. and Pa. Ave., and at station, where orders left for checking 
baggage to destination. 

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: J. T. Odell, Gen. Manager; Chas. 
O. Scull, Gen. Passenger Agent. Trains, Vestibuled, Limited, daily for 
Chicago, and North West, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Pittsburg and 
Cleveland. Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis, sleeping car 
through. 

Royal Blue Line for New York and Philadelphia. Sleeping cars at night. 
Buffet cars day. Boston, daily, with Pullman Buffet sleeping car, to Boston 
without change, via. Poughkeepsie Bridge, landing passengers in B. & M. 
station at Boston* See public advertisements for trains. Baggage called for 
and checked, orders left at ticket offices, 619 and 135 1 Pa. Ave. and at depot. 

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway : Union Depot 6 and B St. N. W. 
Pennsylvania station. Cincinnati Fast Line, dai^y, without change. The 
F. F. V. Vestibule Limited, daily, Cincinr ati and for all points northwest and 
southwest. Daily, Old Point Comfort and Norfolk only rail line. See public 
prints for schedules, or Pulman tickets and information, 513 and 1421 Pa. 
Ave. H. W. Fuller,^General Passenger Agent. 



DIRECTORY FOR STRANGERS. 



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Richmond and Danville Railroad : Union Depot 6 and B St. N. W. 
Pennsylvania station, Lynchburg, Ashville, Atlanta, New Orleans, Texas, 
and California, daily; Western Express and Washington and Atlanta; Mem- 
phis, daily; Southern Express. (See public prints for time tables. ) 

STEAMERS : For Mount Vernon: The fully equipped steamer, ChaHes 
McAlester leaves Seventh street wharf daily (except Sunday) for Mt. Vernon, 
at 10 a. m. return 3 p. m. Round trip, $i, including admission to the man- 
sion and grounds. Cafe on steamer. Capt. L. L. Blake, Commanding 
Charles McAlester. 

MARSHALL HALL. — Sunday trips, nam. and 2.30 p. m. Round 
trip, 25 cents. One and three-quarter hours for dinner. Dinner, 75 cents 
Joseph C. McKibben, Manager. 

From Washington and West Washington at stated intervals for points on 
the Potomac river, Chesapeake bay to Baltimore and Norfolk and Ocean lines 
to Philadelphia. New York and Boston. (See public prints for departure.) 

VEHICLES FOR HIRE: The rates of fare established by law, for the 
vehicles mentioned, in the District of Columbia are: 



Hacks. 



By the hour. 

For one passenger or two passengers, for the first hour 
For each additional quarter of an hour or part thereof 
Provided, That for multiples of one hour the charge 

shall be at the rate per hour of 

For three or four passengers, for the first hour 

For each additional quarter of an hour or part thereof 
Provided, That for multiples of one hour the charge 

shall be at the rate per hour of 

By the trip. 

By the trip of fifteen squares or less, for each passenger 

For each additional five squares or part thereof 

Provided, That fo r multiples of fifteen squares the 
charge shall be at the rate, for each fifteen squares, of 



5 a. m. to 


12 


.30 a.m. 


12.30a.m. 


to 


5 am. 


$0 75 




$1 00 


20 




25 


75 




I GO 


I 00 




I 25 


25 




35 



I 00 

25 

10 

25 



1 25 

40 
15 

40 



Two horse hacks, for four persons, may charge $1 50 for the first hour and 
25 cents for each extra quarter hour. If dismissed outside the city 25 cents 
additional. In case of an over charge complain police station. 

The usual rates for special excursions in the vicinity of the city are : 

To Arlington, $5; Soldiers' Home, $5; Brightwood, $5; or both $8. 
Insane Asylum, $5; Cabin John Bridge, $10; Great Falls of the Potomac, 
$20. Large excursions special rates by agreement. 

PLACES OF AMUSEMENT: Albaugh's Opera House, Fifteenth st., 
south of Penna. Ave. 

Lincoln Music Hall, D and Ninth sts., N. W. New National Theater, E, 
betweeti Thirteenth and Fourteenth sts. 

SOCIETIES: Grand Army of the Republic; Hall, Penna Ave., between 
Fourteenth and Fifteeenth. Masonic Temple, corner Ninth and F sts., N. 
W. Odd Fellows' Hall, Seventh st. W., between^D and E North. Young 
Men's Christian Association, 14 New York_avenue. 



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CLUBS: Army and Navy, I Conn. Ave. Capital Bicycle, Fifteenth, be- 
tween D and E sts. Cosmos, (literary and scientific,) H and Fifteen- and-a- 
half sts. Metropolitan, H and Seventeenth sts. 

CHURCHES: The following are the representative places of worship. 
The hours of services are usually ii a. m. and 7.30 P. m. 
Baptist: Calvary, H and Eighth sts. 

Christian (Disciples of Christ) : Vermont ave., between N and O^sts. 
Congregational: First, G and Tenth sts. 

Episcopal, Protestant: Epiphany, G, bet Thirteenth and Fourteenth 
sts. St. John's, Sixteenth and H sts. 

Friend's Society (Hicksite) : Meetinghouse, I, between i8th and 19th sts. 
German Reformed: First, Sixth and N sts., German Sunday morning. 
Hebrew: Washington Congregation, Eighth, between H and I sts. Fri- 
days sundown. Sabbath (Saturdays) 9 a. m. 
Independent: The Tabernacle, Ninth, between B and C^sts., S. W. 
Lutheran : Concordia, Twentieth and G sts. The oldest congregation in 
Washington, organized in Funkstown, 1768. Memorial, Fourteenth 
St. and Vermont ave. 
Methodist Episcopal: Foundry, G and Fourteenth st. Metropolitan, 
C and Four-and-a-half sts. Mount Vernon Place, (South,) K and Ninth sts. 
Methodist, Protestant : Twelfth and M sts. 
Presbyterian: Covenant, Connecticut ave., N and Eighteenth sts. 
First, (President's,) Four-and-a-half, between C and D sts. 
New York Avenue, H, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth sts. 
Roman Catholic: St. Aloysius, N. Capitol and Q sts. 

St. Matthew's, Fifteenth and H sts. 
Swedenboegian: New Jerusalem, North Capitol, between B and C sts. 
Unitarian : Church of All Souls, L and Fourteenth sts. 
Universalist: Church of our Father, L and Thirteenth sts. 
HOTELS : Among the many fine hotels of the capital are the Arlington, 
Vermont Ave. bet. H and I Sts. $4 and $5 a day 345 rooms. 
Arno, 1 6th bet. I and K Sts. |5 a day. 165 rooms. 
Chamberlains, cor. 15th and I Sts. European for gentlemen. 
Cochran, cor. K and 14th sts. European, $2 upwards. American, $5 
a day. 154 rooms. 

Ebbitt, cor. F and 14th Sts. $4 a day. 250 rooms. 
LaNormandie, I and 15th Sts. $2 and upwards a day. 130 rooms. 
Metropolitan, Pa. Ave. bet. 6th and 7th Sts. $3 to $4 a day. 200 room. 
National, cor. Pa. Ave. and 6th St. A $2 50, E rooms $1 and up- 
ward a day. 350 rooms. 

Portland, Vermont av. and 14 st. 39 suites by the year. $950 to $1,800. 
Richmond, cor. H and 17th sts. Suites by the year $950 to $1800. 
RiGGs, cor. 15th rnd G sts. $4 and $5 aday. 191 rooms. 
Shorehan, cor. 15 and I sts* $5 a day. 350 rooms. 

St. James, cor. Pa. Ave. and 6th St. N. W. Rooms $i^to $1 50 aday. 
150 rooms. 

Welkers, 15 bet N. Y. Ave. and H St. European. 
Willards, Pa. Ave. and 14 st. $3 50 to $4 50 per day. 300 rooms. 
Wormley's, cor. 15 and H sts. 

There are many other desirable hotels and apartmentihouses and also 
boarding houses at reasonable rates, among them the Hamilton, Randall, 
Oxford, Ellsmere, Stafford, Strathmore Arms, &c. 





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